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nicewitch
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 Forum: General Discussion Posted: 21-Apr-2013 14:31 Subject: Re: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
| If a trademark is wrongfully used on a for profit business forum, then the owner of that for profit business forum can be sued. While a restaurant chain like Dunkin' Donuts might not have authority o ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 21-Apr-2013 11:39 Subject: Re: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
Okay, are you now ready to support having Chunga immediately and unconditionally and permanently having a new rule on the rules webpage of http://bg.battletech.com/forums
that says your signature of ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 20-Apr-2013 14:43 Subject: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
| I'm not trying to troll and I'm not a lunatic. As I posted on the first thread of this topic, I'm trying to give you a heads up. If you're so confident that the word "Munchkins" is okay to ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 20-Apr-2013 09:39 Subject: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
| Kraken, please explain why Dunkin' Donuts would lose in court. I read on Heavy Metal forums a few months ago of how Heavy Metal products have been using, without permission, real life trademarks and ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 19-Apr-2013 19:11 Subject: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
| Obviously they have been able to trademark the word "Munchkins". I don't know the full extent of trademark laws. If you want to know what can and can't be trademarked, then http://www.uspt ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 19-Apr-2013 16:50 Subject: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
| Karagin, copyright laws have "fair use" provisions. But trademark laws apparently don't or at least they're very restricted. That's why a for profit business can't use trademarked words of ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 19-Apr-2013 15:47 Subject: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
Burden of proof is on you, Kraken. Given how TW players have been conditioned to dislike munchkins by those that created TW, i.e., this guy Cray,
http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0& ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 19-Apr-2013 09:08 Subject: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
| It's possible that the lawyers for Dunkin' Donuts are currently unaware of how their trademarked word "Munchkins" has been infringed upon. I went to a for profit college and I was told that ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 18-Apr-2013 21:34 Subject: Don't use the word "Munchkins" derogatorily; don't get sued. |
| This is a heads up to all TW players: the word "Munchkins" is a trademark owned by Dunkin' Donuts. So the next time any of you encounter TW players that are munchy, don't call them "mu ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 17-Apr-2013 08:29 Subject: My unofficial slight modification to evade rules of TW & TO. |
| Allow unit using evasive MP to attack and apply a 1D6 modifier to the evading unit's base to-hit number for each attack said unit makes while evading in addition to all other applicable modifiers. Wh ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Off Topic Posted: 17-Apr-2013 08:24 Subject: Any1 know of any store that sells new computers w/ Linux OS? |
| I want a computer with the Linux Operating System. I don't like my computer that uses Windows because it crashes so often, doesn't recognize my SanDisk half the time, and has so many updates when I s ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: Design Submissions Posted: 16-Apr-2013 09:31 Subject: Dandelion Air Defense Assault Tank |
My, my, isn't it amazing what you can accomplish when you have good think tank AToW personnel?  |
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nicewitch
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Forum: Design Submissions Posted: 15-Apr-2013 08:41 Subject: Dandelion Air Defense Assault Tank |
| Well, I gotta check for a fumble every now and then. Really, I use the SO rule for thrust points providing target movement modifiers for aerofighters. |
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nicewitch
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Forum: Design Submissions Posted: 14-Apr-2013 18:25 Subject: Dandelion Air Defense Assault Tank |
Overview:
The Dandelion was originally designed to destroy light and very light aerofighters.
Capabilities: The Dandelion uses endo steel structure so it can use Hagelin Energy Shields for prote ... |
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nicewitch
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 13-Apr-2013 17:14 Subject: How about replacing the word 'Mech with the word "Probot"? |
| Rick Raisley sells Heavy Metal Pro software, and 'Mechs look like human shaped robots that do professional jobs. I just searched the USA Patent and Trademark Office and discovered that the word " ... |
