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Re:Marcel the Shell by greenreptar on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @12:33AM (#37994875)
Surely there is some copyright infringement here?
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Re:Marcel the Shell by metabagel on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:20AM (#37995372)
You’re thinking trademark infringement. IANAL, but I wouldn’t worry about it. Worse comes to worst, you could rename it. That’s what Firefox did.
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Re:Marcel the Shell by benatkin on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:37AM (#37995471)
The likelihood of confusion is low. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_trademark_law#In...
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Re:Marcel the Shell by vetinari on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:53AM (#37996431)
"Marcel" is a common male name in some parts of the world. That would make a trademark infringement claim somewhat difficult.
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Re:Marcel the Shell by sebstefan on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:24AM (#37996196)
What's the other thing named Marcel?
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Re:Marcel the Shell by fdgjgbdfhgb on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @05:25AM (#37996645)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On [1], a recent Oscar-nominated film

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_the_Shell_with_Shoes_On...

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Re:Marcel the Shell by kwhitefoot on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @06:41AM (#37997116)
That's in a completely different business. Trademarks generally do not cover all possible uses of a word, only the use of that word in the segment it was approved for.
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Re:Marcel the Shell by sebstefan on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @07:21AM (#37997445)
Plus that one doesn't have shoes.
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