tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294307769201592012.post3933838221388829427..comments2022-08-26T12:24:47.384-07:00Comments on Shilling Epilepsy to Mouth-Breathers: "The Adventures of Batman and Robin", SNES, 1994.Rowan Lipkovitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294307769201592012.post-38621318661984770782012-12-22T14:04:01.960-08:002012-12-22T14:04:01.960-08:00Maybe because it needs to be done? Obviously if yo...Maybe because it needs to be done? Obviously if you have a Batmobile in your video game, being driven by your hero, Anti-Crime Man, that is prima facie copywrite infringement. But a butler named "Alfred" is a little less obvious of an IP theft. <br /><br />...or else they just don't know what the fuck they are doing. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026721235086776991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294307769201592012.post-6549421566885467142012-12-09T22:17:07.841-08:002012-12-09T22:17:07.841-08:00Tru dat. I was going to note that in the first dr...Tru dat. I was going to note that in the first draft of this post a week or so ago, but fortunately I had a lot to go on. Where is the use anyhow in trademarking a common proper name? This looks like another case like TSR's trademarking "Nazi" in their Indiana Jones game. (Sorry, some Germans beat you to it!)Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294307769201592012.post-56402608502724981652012-12-09T21:31:21.259-08:002012-12-09T21:31:21.259-08:00Why did they put a TM after Alfred, but not after ...Why did they put a TM after Alfred, but not after any of the other trade-markable aspects of Batman and the Batman world?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026721235086776991noreply@blogger.com