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    Writing Tip for new writers: Copyrights definitions

    If you'd gone and read the article you'd posted, you'd know why the 2011 ruling was relevant - it's because it explicitly defined video games as Speech, and made it overtly clear that they had the same protections that books and other media already share. Which is to say, the ability to name...
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    Writing Tip for new writers: Copyrights definitions

    You're not acknowledging the fact that your own source contradicted what you were saying. And if your argument hinges on the fact that you 'could be sued', well... You could be sued for *anything*. You could be sued for having a yellow hat in the book, because a man named Stueben doesn't like...
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    Writing Tip for new writers: Copyrights definitions

    So, silly mistake aside - I meant to say 'First amendment' but my brain just bluescreened for a moment and I typed the wrong thing - Ai-Chan, why didn't you read that first article before quoting it to try and defend your argument? Because a few paragraphs into that article, we get this: The...
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    Writing Tip for new writers: Copyrights definitions

    The best copyright advice I can offer: Don't take legal advice from a forum thread. What Ai-Chan said about trademarks is almost completely wrong. You are absolutely, 100% allowed to reference or name products without getting permission from the trademark holder. You might get into hot water if...
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