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Old 02-26-2007, 11:01 PM   #1
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Old 02-27-2007, 04:08 PM   #2
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To bad he didnt think about that when the game was popular could made a little cash .
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Old 02-28-2007, 08:37 PM   #3
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Somebody still owns the rights to those symbols. He starts making a few and they could easily come down on him, hard.
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Old 02-28-2007, 11:59 PM   #4
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Hmm, so you think strategy guides which use game logo's and such owe royalties?
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Old 03-01-2007, 07:19 PM   #5
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If they're charging money for them, it's a pretty cut-n-dried legal issue. If they give 'em away for free, somewhat less so, but companies can lose their trademark if they don't protect it.

Linden Labs had a pretty cool solution to someone who was doing some unofficial stuff (extensions? Can't remember) with their "Second Life" game. They sent 'em a letter that said, basically, "Hey, you're using our protected property without our permission, and that's not cool. However, we hereby issue you a license to continue doing so until/unless we tell you to stop." One analysis I read said that is a great way to legally protect your trademark without coming across to the user community as a jerk.

IMHO, Vivendi, or whoever now owns the marks on that ring, would be well-served to issue such a letter to the guy who makes 'em.
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Was he even making it to sell? I think he just made it for himself and show off.
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The guy in the thread Gryph linked bought it from the guy who was offering to make & sell them. He links to that thread where the item is offered in his post.
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