Faustus von Goethe wrote:
>
> >FWIW; when we were preparing to do the Arms & Equipment guide for Dark
> >Matter, we were contacted by some of those companies and told in no
> >uncertain terms not to use their trademarks in our game products. As a
> >result, D*M: AE has >no< real world arms manufacturer trademarks in it.
>
> Anybody know if FASA has ever had similar problems. They are the first to
> come to mind in this regard ... ?
More GDW's Twilight 2000. Fasa tends to use fictional producers for a
lot of the equipment [Ares Macrotechnology for example.]
> > > 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.
> >
> >FWIW; when we were preparing to do the Arms & Equipment guide for Dark
> >Matter, we were contacted by some of those companies and told in no
> >uncertain terms not to use their trademarks in our game products. As a
> >result, D*M: AE has >no< real world arms manufacturer trademarks in it.
But Guns Guns Guns and Delta Green both do and I've never heard of
complaints.
Adam
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