That is the coolest. It's almost not a legal document at all, it's more of a sarcastic tirade.
"Echoing their copyright theory, Marvel's trademark claims are based primarily on the idea that because City of Heroes lets players name their heroes, players might give them names of Marvel characters."
I also like when it questions Marvel's collective mental faculties.
Hee hee hee. Just found this on page 13, the footnote noting differences between Captain America and Statesman. "Captain America's body has grossly exaggerated muscular definition; Statesman's does not."
"Marvel also charges defendants with direct infringement of a registered mark, making the remarkable assumption that the name "Statesman" is likely to be confused with the word trademark CAPTAIN AMERICA."
You can almost see the lawyers grinning and giggling as they drafted this up.
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Date: 2005-01-25 12:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-25 01:10 pm (UTC)"Echoing their copyright theory, Marvel's trademark claims are based primarily on the idea that because City of Heroes lets players name their heroes, players might give them names of Marvel characters."
I also like when it questions Marvel's collective mental faculties.
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Date: 2005-01-25 01:17 pm (UTC)Yay Rob Liefeld! He's helping!
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Date: 2005-01-25 01:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-25 05:45 pm (UTC)This is an impressive achievement.
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Date: 2005-01-25 01:43 pm (UTC)"Marvel also charges defendants with direct infringement of a registered mark, making the remarkable assumption that the name "Statesman" is likely to be confused with the word trademark CAPTAIN AMERICA."
You can almost see the lawyers grinning and giggling as they drafted this up.