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> I always thought that a trademark had to be something used basically as a
> brand or character or company identifier.
It has to be a "mark used in commerce". You can trademark almost anything
if you can associate it with a good or service. "Dungeon Master" is
associated with "Dungeon Master's Guide".
> When you said
> you wanted to clear it up or whatever, is that becuase you question the
> usefulness of having it "locked up" OGL-wise or because you wonder about
the
> validity of it as a trademark?
It is unfortunate that games which are supposed to be 100% compatible with
D&D have to avoid using one of the core D&D terms and must use the
euphamisms "DM" or "GM" or "Game Master" instead of the standard term. The
trademark is absolutely valid.
Ryan
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