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News Credits: 12 · by **Mulla** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:54 am

Ok, this has been on my mind for a while.

We all know Jazz couldn't even be called Autobot Jazz and had to be named Meister because of trademark issues, because of the Honda model Jazz so on and so forth. Well, to my best recollection.

Anyways, if he had to be called Meister because a different brand had a car of the same name, why is Mirage allowed to retain his name, despite Mitsubishi having a car of the same name?

by **Bonger** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:07 am

Mitsubishi hasn't sued yet?

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:02 am

And they are using Autobot Jazz for the movie toys, WTF?

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:50 am

What follows is an entensive legal explanation on how trademarks and copyrights work.

You pay a bunch of guys a thousand dollars an hour and they tell you what you can and can't do.

The end. :grin:

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:11 am

Agamemnon wrote:What follows is an entensive legal explanation on how trademarks and copyrights work.

You pay a bunch of guys a thousand dollars an hour and they tell you what you can and can't do.

The end.

Exactly. Trademarks and copyrights are complicated issues. There are lawyers who make a living on translating the laws and writing Trademark and copyright contracts.

I believe that Trademarks have geographical limits as well as time lengths.

by **Omega-1** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:32 pm

Mulla™ wrote:Ok, this has been on my mind for a while.

We all know Jazz couldn't even be called Autobot Jazz and had to be named Meister because of trademark issues, because of the Honda model Jazz so on and so forth. Well, to my best recollection.

Anyways, if he had to be called Meister because a different brand had a car of the same name, why is Mirage allowed to retain his name, despite Mitsubishi having a car of the same name?

Perhaps it was Mazda that didn't want their character named after another manufacturer's car.