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Date Posted: 12/02/02 5:20:34 GMT+10
Author: Axaday
Subject: Re: *touches wood*
In reply to: LBD "Nytetrayn" 's message, "Re: *touches wood*" on 12/02/02 4:11:51 GMT+10

>Incidently, and I forgot to mention this in my
>preceding post, I never quite understood how
>copyrights could work on certain names, namely those
>taken from actual words, like "ravage" "onslaught" or
>"mirage"(for example). I can see trademarking
>something like "Optimus Prime" or "Megatron", but in
>the other instances, without any kind of special
>spelling, aren't they in essense denying use of the
>English language? Freedom of speech, indeed...

You pay for the exclusive right to market certain products with a word. One company can have rights to use a word for toys and another for food.

>Incidently, in cases like "Ravage" or "Jet/Skyfire", I
>wonder what the exact circumstances are... I mean,
>companies will, as noted, secure rights to names and
>such that may never be used(an argument used by Armada
>naysayers), so why would they let the names and such
>they do own expire?

Because you periodically have to pay to keep the trademark.

>Also, if they lost the rights to some of these names,
>I wonder who has them now...

You can find out.

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