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Old 01-31-2011, 05:33 PM
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How can their be a copyright on a commonly defined term?

So, say I made a movie and called it 'Water'. Would anyone who tried to name a horse 'Water' be subjected to copyright violations?
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Old 01-31-2011, 05:57 PM
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How can their be a copyright on a commonly defined term?

So, say I made a movie and called it 'Water'. Would anyone who tried to name a horse 'Water' be subjected to copyright violations?
Yes if they say so
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Old 01-31-2011, 06:11 PM
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Voortrekker already taken, really?

try

No beer and no TV make Homer go Something Something

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Torgo's Pizza

Shoes For Industry

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Old 01-31-2011, 06:27 PM
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I came across Cape Colony and Great Trek when I was looking up Voortrekker to remind myself what the history was.

Both are available and relate to South Africa--the Voortrekkers, specifically. I don't think these came up in the past.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Colony
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_trek

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Old 01-31-2011, 07:20 PM
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bucephalus (alexander the greats horse)

carbonation (get it?? carbon is what diamonds are made from-carbon nation)


citadel

fair promontory (this is the point past which carthage was not allowed to venture way back when)

tamazight (it's the name of a berber language)
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Old 02-01-2011, 01:53 AM
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How about honoring all of the Jewish members of DT and simply change the 'u' in Johannesburg to an 'e', thus making it Johannesberg?
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Old 02-01-2011, 06:16 AM
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johnstown
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