>You have to be SURE, because if you aren't you have violated the
>OGL. At best this is a violated someone else's copyright and at worst
>released a public-domain document. If I have to do a trademark search on
>every publication to determine the owner of any trademarks I might have
>used, that runs into some big $$$. If I want a game set in the modern
>world, then I am not allowed to mention of Coke, Chevy, Winchester, Intel,
>American Airlines, Netscape Navigator, etc... without contacting each of
>these huge companies and asking permission to use them.
Hoorah. A *very* good example. You start adding additional things over and
above what the law allows and the ramifications beocme very hard to pin
down.
Want a military combat game in a modern setting under the "no trademarks"
OGL - just don't use "Harrier" Jets, "Mossberg" Shotguns, "Colt" Pistols, -
Oh & no "Jeeps", "Huey" Helicopters, "Sikorski" Helicopters,
"Rimsey-Korsakov" Firearms, "MAG" Firearms or Knives, ... etc.
Faust
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