Name tied to trial acocunt, not good.
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Posted on: 2011-06-17 24:52 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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You are SO right. Thanks for the correction.
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Originally Posted by Feycat
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Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
Not to be unsympathetic, but if someone managed to snag the name in between the time the last time the script was run and now, your attempts to get it couldn't have been that desperate.
Besides, a 30 second Google search shows me that name belongs to a Marvel character (albeit a minor one). If you ever did get it, you wouldn't keep it, the only reason it isn't on the list of names locked out due to copyright, is it is on an inactive character that hasn't been used since before they started the list. Edit- Hell, another Google search shows me you're lucky to have Captain Midnight not taken from you. Even for names tied to very old characters, they tend to err on the side of caution. |
the Marvel character is Trick Shot, 2 words.
and as for the title typo...wow, I feel like a class A moron now...
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Not relavent, it's still going to get genericed for copyright/trademark violation.|
Originally Posted by CaptainMidnight
the Marvel character is Trick Shot, 2
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For example
Spider-Man
Spyderman
Spider Man
Spyder Mann
Spy Der Man
Araña-Hombre
It doesn't matter how you spell it, what punctuation you use, how many words you break it up into, or what language you translate it into. When the GM's catch you the name will be summarily genericed. The GM's do not give us the benefit of doubt in these situations. Their job is to protect the company from any further lawsuits.
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And yet a trick shot is a generic term, whereas Spiderman is not. Frankly, they're human, and the more well-known (or sue-able) the character - again, Spiderman, Wolverine, etc - the more likely it'd be to be genericed. Once it gets a little less well known and/or common - because, really, "Wolverine" is an exception specifically because of how well known the character is - the more likely they'd let it slide. Especially if it's less like the property itself. |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Not relavent, it's still going to get genericed for copyright/trademark violation.
For example Spider-Man Spyderman Spider Man Spyder Mann Spy Der Man Araña-Hombre It doesn't matter how you spell it, what punctuation you use, how many words you break it up into, or what language you translate it into. When the GM's catch you the name will be summarily genericed. The GM's do not give us the benefit of doubt in these situations. Their job is to protect the company from any further lawsuits. |
Plus, the farther you get from the property itself, the less likely it is they'll care. Taking your list above, with "No matter how you break it up, they'll generic you" - well, if I were actually interested enough, I could probably go make a stalker named Spy Derman, the for-hire thief, covert op/assassin with stolen teleporter and energy blade technology, and have him left completely alone. Or Spyder Mann, from your list, the superspeeding ex-exotic-car salesman (named Jimmy Mann) who was so tired of the cars being stolen he whipped up a way to fight crime mixed with his love of fast things. Now, if you use the names and make them bluntly obvious ripoffs, sure, they'd get genericed - but the GMs are not machines.
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
And yet a trick shot is a generic term, whereas Spiderman is not. Frankly, they're human, and the more well-known (or sue-able) the character - again, Spiderman, Wolverine, etc - the more likely it'd be to be genericed. Once it gets a little less well known and/or common - because, really, "Wolverine" is an exception specifically because of how well known the character is - the more likely they'd let it slide. Especially if it's less like the property itself.
Plus, the farther you get from the property itself, the less likely it is they'll care. Taking your list above, with "No matter how you break it up, they'll generic you" - well, if I were actually interested enough, I could probably go make a stalker named Spy Derman, the for-hire thief, covert op/assassin with stolen teleporter and energy blade technology, and have him left completely alone. Or Spyder Mann, from your list, the superspeeding ex-exotic-car salesman (named Jimmy Mann) who was so tired of the cars being stolen he whipped up a way to fight crime mixed with his love of fast things. Now, if you use the names and make them bluntly obvious ripoffs, sure, they'd get genericed - but the GMs are not machines. |
While you have a point we have seen first hand that the GM's err on the side of caution rather than give the players the benefit of doubt and it's up to the player to take the initiative and fight to get a name back. Escalating the issue up the chain and hoping they can prove the name and character are original instead of a ripoff and get the generic overturned.
And we all know that this has successfully happened a few times.
Wolverines aren't rodents, they're weasels.
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