tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post8184773010120723927..comments2024-02-01T07:59:05.302-07:00Comments on The Atlantis Blog: Who Owns the Firebolt Spell?Eltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111706553184455710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post-85104834712273646232010-06-03T17:36:00.068-07:002010-06-03T17:36:00.068-07:00Owning a word, such as droid, is complete nonsense...Owning a word, such as droid, is complete nonsense. It makes about as much sense as owning a spell name such as "firebolt."<br /><br />That's why I support QuestionCopyright.org and their efforts to reform copyright or abolish it (to them, it's both). It makes a lot of sense to take down copyright law. The only thing Libertarians agree on in the majority is keeping Trademark Law intact. A trademark is pretty important for a company's identity.Eltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111706553184455710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post-63498471936439215872010-06-03T17:25:49.767-07:002010-06-03T17:25:49.767-07:00It gets more ridiculous
Lucas Entertainment owns t...It gets more ridiculous<br />Lucas Entertainment owns the word ‘droid’<br />Therefore, if your game, book or film includes<br />That word<br />You can expect a call from a lawyer<br /><br />Of course, hypocrisy knows no limits . . . <br />Lucas had no problem ‘borrowing’ the terms <br />Sith, banth or jed<br />From Edgar Rice BurroughsClovis Cithoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208194219083373456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post-31590601678091011402010-06-03T16:13:26.068-07:002010-06-03T16:13:26.068-07:00Yes, that is sad.Yes, that is sad.Eltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111706553184455710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2329289809056681372.post-90204376327716714622010-06-03T14:48:58.306-07:002010-06-03T14:48:58.306-07:00The sad thing is, I also seem to recall a firebolt...The sad thing is, I also seem to recall a firebolt spell having been published in Dragon Magazine in the late 90s in the Arcane Lore series of articles.2eDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562222394843621495noreply@blogger.com