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From: "Jeremy \"Bolthy\" Zimmerman" <jeremy@***********.COM>
Subject: Re: Matrix copyright
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:36:15 -0700
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> From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: Matrix copyright
> Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 11:41 PM
>
> Once upon a time, Wraith wrote;
>
> >Just checked the back of a couple of Sourcebooks. Cybertechnology, The
> >Grimoire, Fields of Fire, Lone Star are all also trademarked. I assume
they
> >trademark Sourcebook names (although maybe that type of trademark is for
the
> >INFORMATION contained within the books...any lawyers out there?)
>
> You would trademark a word or title.
> Contents, images and the like would be copywrited.
>
> Have fun, open up a White Wolf product (especially Vampire stuff) and
> just look at their long line of trademarks. And I thought T$R was bad
> copywriting Nazi in an Indiana Jones game.
>

*spit take!*

Hmmm... I wonder if Vampire copyrighted the word "goth". =)

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