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by duskwuff 3308 days ago
That seems unlikely to hold up in court. Sega v. Accolade was a very similar situation, and the court found that Accolade's use of a copyrighted string (the "Trademark Security System") was acceptable as an unavoidable requirement of Sega's console.

Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_v._Accolade