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- From: pashley@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Montykins)
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- Subject: Re: Trademarks (was Re: ...film at 11...)
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- Date: 23 Dec 92 21:48:22 GMT
- References: <Bzn1n3.Jxp@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <1992Dec22.191927.26458@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> <Bzq15y.MEC@brunel.ac.uk>
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- In article <Bzq15y.MEC@brunel.ac.uk>, Brian.Milner@brunel.ac.uk (Brian D Milner) writes:
- >
- >My brother regails me frequently with the tale of the games company
- >that produced a game about WWII, and tried to trademark / copyright
- >the word "Nazi."
- >
- [Danger! Facts ahead! Put up your shields!]
-
- This was first reported in the column "Murphy's Rules" in the
- Magazine "Space Gamer". It was reprtinted in Steve Jackson Games'
- book (also titled "Murphy's Rules") of silly game rules.
-
- The game in question is technically not a WWII game as it is called
- "The Indiana Jones Role Playing Game". It's produced by TSR (owners
- of "Dungeons and Dragons", both of which words are trademarked) who
- do, in fact, sue at the drop of a hat.
-
- However, TSR are clean on this one: although there _is_ a "tm" after
- every appearance of the word "Nazi" (and, in fact, several other
- comman words) in the game, they're trademarks of _Lucasfilm_.
-
- So there.
-
- -Paul "Monty" Ashley
-
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