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I don't think there is any copyright on mere names of fictional objects (e.g. Palantir).
by ummonk 7y ago
I don't think there is any copyright on mere names of fictional objects (e.g. Palantir).
- Zhyl 7y agoIANAL but with my 10 mins of googling I've found the following: * Items/characters cannot be trademarked unless they are the source of goods or services (so therefore this service would have the right whereas JK. Rowling et al wouldn't) [1] * Items/characters are copyrighted when featured in a copyrighted piece of fiction (which Horcruxes are). [1] * JK Rowling et al are crazy litigious [2][3] * JK seems to endorse/praise fan collections of stuff, but the team come down hard on people trying to sell that commercially. [2] That does, however, seem to be for publishing books eg. fan fact books. [1] https://corporate.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/protection-of-fictional-characters.html https://corporate.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/protecti... [2] https://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/harry-potter-copyright/ https://www.legallanguage.com/legal-articles/harry-potter-co... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_disputes_over_the_Harry_Potter_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_disputes_over_the_Harry_...