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Lost in the Fog
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"Space Marines" Now A Trademarked Phrase
Games Workshop has decided they own the term "Space Marines."
Frickin' unbelievable. http://haikujaguar.livejournal.com/1...5739#t24685739 |
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Gypsy, wasted from the hips down.
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Doesn't surprise me even a little... ever since GW took on the more "corporate" feel they've slowly been going down hill. Hell the US president of GW wants to have Games Day in Tennessee instead of Baltimore.
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nobody's sidekick
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: between rising apes and falling angels
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Didn't Lucas try this with 'stormtroopers' years ago?
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But not Gilderoy Lockhart
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Deep in the State of Confusion
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How many existing books are now going to require checking their trademarked reference, because they used this term?
I think Tanya Huff uses it extensively in her Confederation series.
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More cowbell!
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Code Monkeys used this term first. Maybe they should sue.
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(wannabe) writer of Orcotica
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Son, I am disappoint.
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I'ma firin' mah lazer.
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Chicago
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Can this even be enforced, considering that, as Gilroy said, the term predates Warhammer and has appeared in quite a bit of media?
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I aim to misbehave
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Denver, CO
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Double-you-tee-eff?
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But not Gilderoy Lockhart
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Deep in the State of Confusion
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seduced by siren song
Join Date: Aug 2012
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All I'm going to say is that expressing my feelings on this subject to the fullest extent would involve far too many profanities.
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Moderation in All Things
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It appears that one of the dangers of self-publishing includes the inability to defend yourself against frivolous law suits.
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Waltzing with fae. Slowly.
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Well, it's easy enough to *start* with a self-published author with no cash to defend herself...
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brat
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Tribal Scribe
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Uggghhh .... and this is why I switched to independent miniature companies. GW has forgotten when they proudly published pics of tanks made out of deodorant bottles and other companies' model kits.
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seduced by siren song
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Seriously, how freaking stupid can these idiots be?!
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Yours truly
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Well, considering how Super-Hero is owned jointly by DC and Marvel, I'm not surprised.
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New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Strangeness is conserved
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Minnesota, USA
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Oh great, now we have to write about "Space Naval Infantry."
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Shadowkin
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: UK
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There, I used the word "shirt" in online media, with a capital letter and everything, so it's now my common law trade mark.
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Runs With Scissors
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: North Carolina
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This is just doubly infuriating because Hogarth is such a sweetheart. I mean, it'd be awful if they did it to ANYBODY, of course, but she so doesn't deserve to have to deal with this sort of bullying.
Scalzi and Popehat have both taken up the cry, though, so I'm really hoping they don't get away with this. |
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Geekzilla
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They can claim all they want that they have been protecting the term, but - even without searching - I can think of dozens of instances of the use of "Space Marines" from the 90s and 00s. Anyways, it is about as generic a term as I can think of.
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Darth Vader is my co-pilot
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I tell ya, it'll be a cold day in the Warp before I stop using space marines in my stories.
-Derek
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empty-nester!
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Did Amazon even ask for proof of trademark or just decide to accept the Big Guy's word over the Little Guy's?
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nobody's sidekick
Join Date: Jul 2010
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GW could have a boycott and public relations nightmare with this, if they are not careful. Once Scalzi and Popehat are involved, Doctorow and Whedon are not far behind, as well as an unflattering mention on 'The Big Bang Theory'.
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Merovingian Superhero
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They took The Big Guy's word.
It works for the Olympics. Try using *that* ancient term commercially.
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