Game development copyright issues (Gun related)

[ManiacallyChallenged]

I think the name thing is about brand power.
Like you can make Coke if you could figure out the recipe. That's no prob.
But if you call it Coke so people will buy it, there's the obvious rub.

[k9870]

M4 was already determined to be a generic term for shorter ar-15, colt and bushmaster already had that argument.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by k9870

You can copyright shape?

Originally Posted by k9870

M4 was already determined to be a generic term for shorter ar-15, colt and bushmaster already had that argument.

...which is exactly why it would be almost impossible to copyright the shape of the M4, unlike H&Ks or Glocks. If I recall, the M4A1 was called the "Maverick M4A1" in the retail version of "Counter-Strike".