On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Doug Meerschaert wrote:
> ? If a real word comes up in general use with no knowledge of the trademark,
> I don't see a problem. *I* am not going to worry about someone coming along
> and saying "Mecca is a trademarked term! Cut it out!", and that's about the
> only way I can think someone would cry foul... if you think it's a worry (just
> like if you're worried about your closed / open division) you can hire a
> laywer.
I'm also worried that some company will come along and say
stop distributing your open content module about "Snakemen"
(substitute with some suitably generic+trademarkable term)
cause we now have a registered trademark.
I have no interest or money to start registering trademarks
so I can give myself permission to use them. I thought one
motivation of the OGL was to REDUCE the number of reasons
a small independent would need a lawyer for to participate
in open gaming. Adding another clause which would require a
lawyer to help me navigate is certainly a negative.
--Kal
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