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Having Counterstrike in the name of the repo and title of the game might not be the best idea, as it's a trademark. It's also ... not an awful lot like CS at t
by camtarn 2y ago
Having Counterstrike in the name of the repo and title of the game might not be the best idea, as it's a trademark.
It's also ... not an awful lot like CS at the moment. Mostly the size and complexity of the map.
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- solcloud 2y agomaybe like a said I am not lawyer, I am just a peaceful person :) for audio/visuals the game is currently pretty basic because I am not wearing all the game development hats, and 3D graphics/audio/animation is not my favorite things (but PR queue is open if anybody is interested), but it can be scaled to more complex map, I actually convert old "real" dust2 map to this game a _year_ ago and record video of playing it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIBVGZanVvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIBVGZanVvU
- camtarn 2y agoThis is a much better demo! Thank you for the link.
- solcloud 2y agothank you, no problem, I was recording videos as development was going to record progress
- ghosty141 2y agoI think all he is saying remove the references to „Counter-Strike“ and you are all good! How about Sol-Strike? ;)
- solcloud 2y agothat actually sounds kinda cool, but do I have a permission to use it from you, or now anybody can trademark it so I have to be first to register in German with GmbH or smth :D
- pbhjpbhj 2y agoTrade mark law usually requires that a mark is not descriptive - counterstrike is a dictionary word that describes fighting back against an attacker. Seems perfectly fine to use in any fps game. Can't see how that trade mark could stand against a challenge (in UK/EU)? See eg Art.4, Art.7(1)(c) of EUTMR. IANAL, these are my personal opinions and unrelated to my employment.
- camtarn 2y ago"Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike 2, CS:GO, and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation. © 2023 Valve Corporation, all rights reserved." I am also not a lawyer, but I would not like to step into a trademark dispute just because it 'seems perfectly fine'. Albeit in this case you're most likely to just get a cease and desist rather than getting sued.
- ruthmarx 2y agocounterstrike by itself might be OK although not used as branding, but none of the stylized forms could be used - that's my understanding at least.