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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by tmtvl on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:59PM (#36936439)
The first entry of the Ace Combat flight arcade (as opposed to flight sim) series was released under the title of Air Combat, so I hope Namco ain't gonna bop them for trademark infringement.
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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by nateb2022 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:39PM (#36936717)
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco), Namco went defunct on 31 March 2006
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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by jkim1258 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:43PM (#36936749)
I think it'd be safe to assume that Bandai Namco holds the IP of the former Namco
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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by wtallis on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:46PM (#36936771)
It merged in 2006, with Bandai. The combined company is anything but defunct, and their IP is not abandoned or up for grabs.
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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by cxr on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:37AM (#36940775)
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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by easeout on Sunday July 30, 2023 @07:08PM (#36936963)
Ace Combat 7 was published by Bandai Namco in 2019.
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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by andirk on Sunday July 30, 2023 @07:33PM (#36937129)
Air Combat was the best jet game ever. It taught me all about how to lock on to targets and how to escape lock. I cant forget that beep-beep-beep sound in my head. Now my car makes that sound when I'm parking in a tight spot.

I hope this version has combat.

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Re:Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source comba... by wbl on Sunday July 30, 2023 @10:05PM (#36938084)
IANAL but trademarks are complicated and the more descriptive a trademark is the less protection it has especially for a decades old video game no one is selling anymore.
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