Re: Copyrighted Conlangs?
| From: | Muke Tever <hotblack@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 26, 2003, 15:59 |
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On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:44:21 +0100, Carsten Becker
<post@...> wrote:
> Back to topic: Does that really mean, you may not use anymore names like
> "Aragorn" or "Frodo" or "Minas Tirith" or whatever in stories set in
> Middle-Earth you as a big fan imagined and think they're worth to be
> published on your website without having to pay to whomever?! That
> queston does not concern me, I ask this in general.
This is trademark, not copyright. You may not use names like "Aragorn" or
"Frodo" or "Minas Tirith" to sell merchandise or services in that context,
but you can use them in a non-business context (just as you can mention
people drinking Coca-Cola® in fanfic, but note disclaimers in commercial
products such as "Coca-Cola is a registered trademark of" [whatever the
company's name is).
*Muke!
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