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Side question, why is it legal to take a name from "Lord of The Rings"? Wouldn't the Tolkien Estate have a copyright on that? Could I start a newspaper tomorr

Side question, why is it legal to take a name from "Lord of The Rings"? Wouldn't the Tolkien Estate have a copyright on that? Could I start a newspaper tomorrow called "The Daily Bugle"...(which is where Spiderman works)?

jzl 9y ago
They disingenuously claim it has roots in Latin without mentioning LotR at all: https://www.palantir.net/blog/palantir-philosophy-or-what-s-name-anyway https://www.palantir.net/blog/palantir-philosophy-or-what-s-... Even if it does, and I'd love to see more details about that (Google translates 'openly' as 'palam'), it's clearly a LotR reference.
- leodeid 9y ago
  Palantir.net is not the same Palantir everyone is talking about here. Palantir.net seems to be a website consultancy for drupal-based sites. Palantir.com doesn't seem to have anything referencing the source of the name.
  - jzl 9y ago
    Ah! Thanks for the correction.
akusete 9y ago
It's legal because they license the rights to use the name from the Token Estate.