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Old 10-08-2014, 12:42 AM
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Actually I call bullshit on being sued by gun makers on the idea that they don't patent the image of guns, just the names of guns. There was a recent article about how gun companies own the rights to guns but no the image of guns being used in games and game companies would have to pay so that they can use gun company logos and names in their games.

I have not seen a single interview with Kojima nor from Konami on an official reason why all the guns are fictional when in all the previous games, they have been using real depictions of guns. It's been a staple of MGS to glorified what guns Snake is holding. In MGS1, there's a funny scene between Snake wanting to trade his MK 23 for Meryl's Desert Eagle. MGS2, when Snake picked up a USP, it was pointed out that it was a USP. In MGS3, there are codec conversations describing what gun you are equipped with and in MGS4, it is practically in love with the M4.

And with the amount of budget and development time spent on this game, I seriously doubt Konami didn't have the money to buy the name rights for guns let alone use images of guns since there is now law in selling a product that has only digital representations of guns.
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Old 10-08-2014, 06:29 AM
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I hope the dumbass who green lighted this movie steps on a Lego brick in the middle of the night:

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Actually I call bullshit on being sued by gun makers on the idea that they don't patent the image of guns, just the names of guns.
And in some cases not even that; see also Colt getting their trademark on "M4" yanked.
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Adapting a book that sold 100 million copies is a no-brainer. Save your scorn for the millions of readers who paid money for a poorly written Twilight fan-fic.
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And in some cases not even that; see also Colt getting their trademark on "M4" yanked.
I've never been able to understand how they ever had it. How do you trademark the government designation?
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Actually not really, if you look at our side of the HK 416. Originally to be marketed as the "HK M4," the name was altered in an out-of-court settlement with Colt following a lawsuit over the latter's M4 trademark: Colt ultimately lost this trademark after Bushmaster Firearms refused to settle in the same way and the term "M4" was legally genericised as a name for carbine-length AR15 pattern rifles. HK has not yet altered the weapon's name in light of this, or indicated any plan to do so.

So for a military designation for any guns, it really can't be patent.
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Actually not really, if you look at our side of the HK 416. Originally to be marketed as the "HK M4," the name was altered in an out-of-court settlement with Colt following a lawsuit over the latter's M4 trademark: Colt ultimately lost this trademark after Bushmaster Firearms refused to settle in the same way and the term "M4" was legally genericised as a name for carbine-length AR15 pattern rifles. HK has not yet altered the weapon's name in light of this, or indicated any plan to do so.

So for a military designation for any guns, it really can't be patent.
I remember the HK case, and I thought it was weird then. I can understand why they won't change it now, HK416 is now well-established, and that IS something that can be trademarked.
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Though it's weird that Daniel Defense this passed year sued Remington for using their slogan...even though it wasn't the complete slogan. Remington has "Lighter, stronger, and even more badass" as opposed to DD's "Lighter, Stronger, Better" and had chevrons pointing down instead of DD's pointing right.
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Though it's weird that Daniel Defense this passed year sued Remington for using their slogan...even though it wasn't the complete slogan. Remington has "Lighter, stronger, and even more badass" as opposed to DD's "Lighter, Stronger, Better" and had chevrons pointing down instead of DD's pointing right.
Is that really a slogan or more or a description?
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