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Re: Loxian

From:Michael Adams <michael.adams1@...>
Date:Sunday, March 12, 2006, 17:53
We shall see, it is like people doing work in Quenya and like..
How much is their work, and how much is Professor Tolkien or his
son Christopher?

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Bates" <chris.maths_student@...>
To: "Michael Adams" <abrigon@...>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: Loxian


> Michael Adams wrote: > > >Yeppers, that is basically what they do, since you need the > >grammer and all to write things, then .. create your own or
add
> >on to it and then .. > > > > > > > The question that comes to my mind then is: yes, they can
control the
> distribution of the grammar and vocabulary, but even if they
refuse to
> share these, is it legal to "reverse-engineer" the language by
looking
> at examples from the songs etc and what their supposed meaning
is? I
> don't see why it isn't. > > >Can they copyright the Name and such, as a trademark or logo? > > > > > They could trademark it if someone isn't already using it...
but
> trademark != copyright. >
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