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by kube-system 734 days ago
I'm saying they shouldn't be worried about being sued by Blizzard. This software is not a video game or related merchandise.

Trademarks do not cover all uses of a word -- they only cover the use of a word in relation to a particular field of commerce. This is, likewise, why your grocery store can sell apples without being afraid of the equally litigious Apple Inc.
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GloriousKoji 734 days ago
But they still would need to watch our for the even more litigious Apple Corp.
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Tao3300 734 days ago
What about WWF? I always thought you'd have to be a complete imbecile or willfully dishonest to confuse the World Wrestling Federation with the World Wildlife Fund, yet here we are.
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