Name Changes

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Mauricio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wilson makes sporting goods. So does Easton. So does Bauer. So I guess that means no one is ever allowed to use these names anywhere else for any use whatsoever, right? Sucks if your last name is Bauer! Guess you can't open "Bauer Shooting Range", because Bauer makes hockey equipment, right? (Wrong).

Winchester the wood eld druid in a fantasy RPG is not in violation of any trademark or copyright. It's down to "the staff doesn't want to allow that name". Since it's a private server, they have that right and don't have to have a reason. But let's not pretend that there is any infringement or rule violation here over a name as prevalent as "Winchester", especially over "guns and ammo" in a world where guns and ammo don't exist. Get real.

Interesting note - there actually is a trademark registered for "Winchester Ranger". Had he been a ranger, there would have been a legitimate case!

You're being deliberately dense. Winchester is an internationally recognized name, and not even a recent one: go back a hundred years and interview almost anyone in America and they'll be familiar with the Winchester rifle.

If you can show me any widely recognized name like that that didn't/won't get removed you'll have a point, but until then you're just whining because your extremely well-known and clearly rule-violating name got changed.