Hi, > > If you created a creature called Nike then I would expect to be sued by Nike as they will have trademarked their name in all categories. > > Trademark split the world into seperate categories and generally you only register you trademark in on or a few categories that are >applicable to your business, however large organisations liek Nike will claim that they need to protect their name in all categories >because their brand is so big (this BTW costs a lot of money, especially if you then do it in every country around the world, 1 >trademark in 1 category around the world costs about $200,000 - I have first hand experience of this).
So what you're saying is if I create a creature called "Nazi," and PI it, no one else can use the term? I don't think that you can make that argument hold water. Same thing for Nike. She's a Greek goddess. You can use the name again and again and again if you like. No one owns the name, so long as you aren't slapping it on the side of your shoes or using the "Swoosh" symbol in conjunction with it. If Nike (the company) was able to protect the name in such a way, they would be able to sue WotC right now for creating stats for Nike (the goddess) in DDG. Not to belabor the point, but if someone PIs the name "Vortigern," I find it preposterous that I can't use it. Vortigern was a historical figure in Dark Ages Britain. I think PI has more to do with making sure that the "character" concept of a particular Vortigern is not knowingly reproduced. If my Vortigern has the same lisp and crossed eyes as another Vortigern that has been PIed previously, there is probably a case that I lifted the character wholesale. T _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
