From:	MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Matrix copyright
Date:	Tue, 12 May 1998 12:48:20 -0400

Once upon a time, Gurth wrote;

>I understand that. However what I don't quite understand is the, well,
>pre-emptive strike mentality used with these trademarks. Game books
>_always_ seem to get "[book name] is a trademark of [game company]"
>printed onto them, even when there is no reason to suspect somebody will
>try to make some money off of [game company]'s product. Sure, if I were a
>game company I most likely wouldn't want another company bringing out
>books for my game without my permission, but I don't see what that has to
>do with trademarking the names of sourcebooks. Trademarking the game's
>name I can understand (to a degree), but each individual book...?

Because if you don't, I will then you would have to pay me for using my
trademark on your book. Corp law, you gotta luv it.

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Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
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