by skywalker » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:06 pm
by killmaimburn » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:57 pm
ruffian4 wrote:Handy fellow, this kmb...Like Ahriman delving the paths of the webway ...
by Baragash » Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:03 pm
by Stryder » Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:45 pm
by Darklighter » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:11 am
by killmaimburn » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:22 am
by BANE » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:31 pm
by Baragash » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:35 pm
Darklighter wrote:They HAVE a trade mark on the phrase "space marine" and have done for many years (since second edition) they have every right to deffend that. If any one has a problem it should be with what people are allowed to trade mark not that a company is implimenting the law correctly.
by Stryder » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:20 pm
Baragash wrote:I love how people keep writing this without bothering to research or understand that trademarks only apply in the area they are registered, GW does not have a registered trademark for Space Marine in ebooks anywhere and only has it for physical books in mainland Europe.So no, they don't have a right to defend it because they don't have it.
by Baragash » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:47 pm
by BANE » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:31 pm
by killmaimburn » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:40 pm
BANE wrote:But despite the fact that it predates GW they were still succsesful in TMing it!!!!So someone who deals with trademarks felt they had a right to register it.Has anyone even read the book? It might be one mention of the word, or it might be a total rip off, the extent of the breach would put this in perspective.
by BANE » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:43 pm
by killmaimburn » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:20 pm
"5) "If you don't defend your copyright you lose it." -- "Somebody has that name copyrighted!" False. Copyright is effectively never lost these days, unless explicitly given away. You also can't "copyright a name" or anything short like that, such as almost all titles. You may be thinking of trade marks, which apply to names, and can be weakened or lost if not defended. You generally trademark terms by using them to refer to your brand of a generic type of product or service. Like a "Delta" airline. Delta Airlines "owns" that word applied to air travel, even though it is also an ordinary word. Delta Hotels owns it when applied to hotels. (This case is fairly unusual as both are travel companies. Usually the industries are more distinct.) Neither owns the word on its own, only in context, and owning a mark doesn't mean complete control -- see a more detailed treatise on this law for details. You can't use somebody else's trademark in a way that would steal the value of the mark, or in a way that might make people confuse you with the real owner of the mark, or which might allow you to profit from the mark's good name. For example, if I were giving advice on music videos, I would be very wary of trying to label my works with a name like "mtv." You can use marks to critcise or parody the holder, as long as it's clear you aren't the holder. "
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by Baragash » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:15 pm
BANE wrote:But despite the fact that it predates GW they were still succsesful in TMing it!!!!
BANE wrote:Has anyone even read the book? It might be one mention of the word, or it might be a total rip off, the extent of the breach would put this in perspective.
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