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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by cyberninja15 on Monday January 29, 2024 @05:04PM (#39183356)
Woah, this is wild. Never knew how aggressive the copyrights were for *Zilla.
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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by gkanai on Monday January 29, 2024 @05:35PM (#39183706)
When you consider the most recent Godzilla film, Minus One, is the 37th in that franchise, and was not only nominated for an Oscar, and may be it's most lucrative, you can see why Toho would aggressively police that copyright.

Minus One is legit a great film.

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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by thfuran on Monday January 29, 2024 @09:06PM (#39185557)
No, I can't. That makes it even less reasonable.

Edit: on the other hand, they apparently elected to use Godzilla as their logo, which kind of ruins the otherwise considerable unrelatedness.

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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by paradox460 on Monday January 29, 2024 @06:33PM (#39184251)
Wonder how the people of Zillah Washington feel about it
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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by marssaxman on Monday January 29, 2024 @08:50PM (#39185440)
I'm fairly sure that the antiquity of the Book of Genesis trumps any conceivable trademark claim!
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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by altairprime on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @10:46AM (#39205161)
It’s not called Boardzillah, so maybe not much at all.
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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by paradox460 on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @02:18PM (#39208057)
Meant more about Godzilla copyright holders being litigious
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Re:Show HN: Boardzilla, a framework for making web-based boa... by altairprime on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @02:36PM (#39208265)
Ah. I assume their trademark doesn’t extend to cities, but no doubt someone’s issued a legal threat and retracted it at least once!
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