On Dec 15, 2003, at 17:40, Roger Leigh wrote:
However, there may well be copyright issues. "Slink", "Woody",
"Potato" and "Bo" etc. aren't exactly unique, but you would be hard
pushed to find another book with "Manw�", "Orom�", etc. in it.
You can't copyright a name. See:
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ34.html
This whole document is on the non-copyrightability of names.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wnp
Several categories of material are generally not eligible for
federal copyright protection. These include among others:
Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols
or designs; mere variations of typographic ornamentation,
lettering, or coloring; mere listings of ingredients or contents"
