> Seriously???? Does that mean that nobody can use
> either "Forgotten" or "Realms" in the title of any
> roleplaying product? I could see there'd be a problem
> if he used a logo that looked like something used for
> Forgotten Realms and also had a name that was one word
> off, but sheesh... He's not even doing a full world
> like the Realms but more along the lines of a series
> of add-ons. Leastways that's what he said in his
> original message. I'm all for a person protecting his
> intellectual property but this sounds overzealous to
> me.
Come on. "Lands" and "Realms" are synonyms. Given that we're talking about
an FRPG setting, I'd say there is plenty of possiblity for a reasonable
consumer to be confused by the name.
Suppose I do a space opera movie called "Stellar Wars." Don't you think
Lucasfilm might be giving me a call?
Even without considering the worry about infringing someone's trademark, it
seems very derivative and as a gamer I'm turned off by a name that seems
like a weak knock-off.
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