Dono if i spelled that right, Anyways, I am Thinking of making this Game called Third Life, Very Simmilar to Linden Labs Second Life. People are saying i will get sued for Copyright, In Second Life there money and employees are referd to as Lindens. Mine would be refered to as Linnens, A complete diffrent Spelling, Diffrent Pronounciation, I must know now, Will i get sued for making this game, Or had i just better not make it?
2006-11-02 07:22:08 · 8 answers · asked by Matthew 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
well according to this question... i say you're better off with an original idea.
not only will they sue your pants off and drag your name through the dirt but it's a lame idea... it's been done over and over... you can do much better than this!
actually you can.
2006-11-02 07:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know, there IS a "check spelling" link for you to use when you post questions. Let's see... dono... infragment... Simmilar... referd... refered... diffrent... pronounciation... not to mention a spasm with capitalization.
Yes, you WILL get sued, by the way.
2006-11-02 07:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You will get sued and you will lose your shirt. The people who hold copyrights on games view any infringement very dimly, and yours is pretty flagrant.
While you're sitting around trying to think up an original game, so you won't get sued, you might give a thought to working on your spelling. It's awful.
2006-11-02 07:30:50 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know enough about this to tell you anything for sure, but you might get sued for a tort called 'passing off'. I have no idea how somone wins a case under this action, but I assume it has something to do with making it seem like your product or business is someone else's. It looks like you are actually trying to make your product sound like someone else's here. So I would definitely get some legal advice before going ahead with this.
2006-11-02 07:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by Maria M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would need to change the names more than just that little bit or it will be copyright infringement. You could come up with a similar game, but it will have to be more than a veiled copy of theirs.
2006-11-02 07:30:37 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The copyright laws of infringement do not apply to inventions such as you mention. You would need to apply for a patent, not a copyright.
Copyrights are used for literary works. Log on to www.copyright/gov and read for yourself.
I'm not sure why the "Check Spelling" didn't work for you, but it certainly wouldn't catch the many grammatical errors of capitalization that you incurred.
2006-11-02 07:29:21 · answer #6 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you don't, then I will sue you for the worst spelling ever! It's called "Check Spelling" and you should click it. Suddenly thousands more people will not what the heck you're talking about.
2006-11-02 07:28:23 · answer #7 · answered by laissez 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right or wrong? isnt the matter can you afford the legal battle and suits that will be incourred>? rem a jury is a group of 12 people gathered to decide who bought the best lawyer....
2006-11-02 07:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by The Thinker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋