Quote:Original post by PowerPython
What about if you change the spelling? i have a project that also has the same name as a movie, but my game name is spelt differently, is this OK?

Quote:Original post by tsloper
Jack wrote:
>found that there is a science fiction book called "Speed of Dark". I was wondering if it's okay to use since I added studios on the end, or if it's too descriptive.

What does your lawyer say? (By the way, did you READ the entire thread above?)

>one of the character classes I planned on having was a Technomancer. I googled that as well and there is also a book, and some sort of tabletop game called Technomancer. I wasn't sure if it would be okay to use as a character class or not, since I wouldn't be using it for the game's title or anything.

Again: what does your lawyer say?

>I can always just change names

What a concept!

>Perhaps once I get more of the project done though I will talk with a lawyer, as suggested.

Oh. Never mind my previous questions about what your lawyer said, then. When you find out what he says, other folks with similar questions would love to hear what he tells you! (Not that their lawyers would tell them the same thing, because everybody's question is a little different, and every lawyer has a different slant on things.)

Quote:Original post by tsloper
Jack wrote:
> I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not. Is talking to a lawyer a serious suggestion, or were you being facetious?

I can't tell for sure, but I'm thinking perhaps you didn't read the entire thread above. If you had read it, you wouldn't ask me if I was serious in suggesting that asking your question of a lawyer was the best way for you to go. You'd know I was - me, and the others who all advised the OP to do exactly that. You say you will talk with a lawyer, and I say excellent, that's exactly what you should do.

The first two times I asked "what does your lawyer say," I hadn't yet read the last sentence of your post saying you will go to a lawyer. I could have deleted those words of mine before posting my reply on the forum, but I left them in for effect, to hammer home the importance of getting professional legal advice.

The only part of my post that was sarcastic was the part where I wrote "what a concept" when you said you could always just change names to avoid any possible problems. Clearly, changing the names couldn't get you into any legal trouble (unless the new names you chose turned out to also be used elsewhere), and would be cheaper than hiring a lawyer. Then again, maybe that was sardonicism rather than sarcasm - or even irony.