Re: [DL] Free Paper Minis! Good Stuff!

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

Ease up. . . he's just doing what needs to be done.  Trademark law also requires
that the trademark holders defend it, and there are no exceptions (that I am
aware of that ) for the location of use.  
Kind of like how we should be reminding folks that it's The Player's Guide, and
_not_ The Player's Hanbook <coughShanecough>


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> Hmm...well, there is some question about whether or not that matters on an
> e-mail list.  If it really did then you should be attaching a (tm) or (R)
> to Cardboard Heroes in your post. In addition, Cardboard Heroes(tm) isn't
> proper usage.  You can only use it as Cardboard Heroes(tm) miniatures or
> product.  Trademark law requires that the item trademarked not be used as a
> noun.  Oh the wonderfully useless information stuffed in my brain from
> doing design work for Intel and Novell.  Excuse me while I wander off
> muttering to myself...*grin*.
> 
> At 01:42 PM 3/28/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >At 09:09 AM 03/28/03 -0800, John Vogel wrote:
> >>Those of you who play DL using Shane's cardboard
> >>heroes will be able to use these, as they are roughly
> >>the same scale.
> >
> >Not to be a jerk, but Cardboard Heroes is a trademark of Steve Jackson 
> >Games, and should not be used as a generic term. That's why the 
> >Deadlands version is called Cardstock Cowboys.



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Allan Seyberth
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