http://www.publaw.com/titles.html
Im curious. If this is true. Let's say for example there's a video game "Final fantasy"
And there's an author of a book that wants to entitle his book "The Final fantasy" But it has nothing to do with the game at all. Would he be able to do it?
For all anyone knows. The author is writing about a love story, perhaps the final wish of a dying girl. (A walk to remember could be set as an example).
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] While the copyright law will generally protect the contents of a book, the title of that particular book will not be protected. The purpose of the copyright law is to protect the author's creative expression. Although nothing in the Copyright Act specifically precludes protection for titles, Copyright Office Regulations and judicial decisions have made it clear that titles are only the equivalent of short slogans and therefore a title does not contain sufficient expression to be worthy of copyright protection. At least one reason that courts are hesitant to grant titles copyright protection is because they fear that by doing so they will prevent the title's use by others for whom that particular title may be equally appropriate.[/FONT]
Im curious. If this is true. Let's say for example there's a video game "Final fantasy"
And there's an author of a book that wants to entitle his book "The Final fantasy" But it has nothing to do with the game at all. Would he be able to do it?
For all anyone knows. The author is writing about a love story, perhaps the final wish of a dying girl. (A walk to remember could be set as an example).