Concepts too Limited? generic'ed question
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2010-03-12 11:13 in Player Questions
Questions like this always remind me of the player who named their Kinetics/Energy Blast defender "Force Kin"
It got generic'd for being offensive (if you don't get why it was considered offensive, say it out loud and slur the words together). I kind of feel bad for that player, because I can completely believe it not being intentional.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
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Trademark is the term governing the look or likeness of a character.
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Originally Posted by treboreleets
Yeah, it'll only get gen'd if it violates a copyright
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Originally Posted by Sailboat
Trademark is the term governing the look or likeness of a character.
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Copyright is the term used for a body of work, such as a book or a song.
They are similar in that they are both meant to protect intellectual properties, but they differ in what exactly they are applied to.
It is a LOT easier to win a trademark suit than a copyright sut most of the time, as it is more clear cut as to when a trademark has been violated.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
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One thing to note however is that not all countries identify with their flag as much as the US do. Picking the 3 off that list that I am familiar with NZ national colour is Black, Austrailia is Green and Gold and Holland is Orange. If you were to do themed characters for those countries you'd likely use those colours over red white and blue.
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Originally Posted by Huey_Kablooie
Just as a side note, here's a list of countries/colonies that use the colors red, white, and blue in their national flags...
Just bringing those up as a way for you to go even further with the "patriot" concept, as in you could be the Spirit of Patriotism...or something, I dunno, I think I'm rambling now. |
I have a toon named Hero Ultima.
She was in red/white and blue with a round shield, stars down the sides of it with a U in the middle. Wings on the head and stars and a striped top. Never had a comment or issue with this char.
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