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Roman Empire · Post by **Roman Empire** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:06 pm

Numanoid wrote:Bottoms up:

Tank'ard

Taken:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankard_(band)

Yatmandu · Post by **Yatmandu** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:14 pm

Kim Jong Undecided

Totolitoto · Post by **Totolitoto** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:51 pm

BLTN (Better late that never)

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:17 pm

BLT (Bacon Lettuce Tomato)

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:18 pm

Roman Empire wrote:
Numanoid wrote:Bottoms up:

Tank'ard
Taken:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankard_(band)

Not the same thing. The whole point is the '

Like a tank, you play 'ard you drink 'ard, you are tank'ard

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:20 pm

DJ Bono. I still haven't found what I'm looking for after five years baby.

Roman Empire · Post by **Roman Empire** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:58 pm

Numanoid wrote:
Roman Empire wrote:
Numanoid wrote:Bottoms up:

Tank'ard
Taken:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankard_(band)
Not the same thing. The whole point is the '

Like a tank, you play 'ard you drink 'ard, you are tank'ard

Well, that story would have to be told very often then, but that´s in a world where everybody knows the metal band tankard, and that´s prolly not so likely. It could cause problems with copyrights on the name though.. I think an apostrophy won´t help you much in court, just like a metal band could get into trouble if their name was Mad´Onna - unless one of the members name really is Onna, which actually is a female name in Indonesia

aciddose · Post by **aciddose** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:16 am

Technically speaking names don't fall under copyright protection but rather require trademark protection.

Tankard would be an everyday object and so would not enjoy such protection outside the specific area in which it is applied.

In other words in order for "Tank'ard" to infringe it doesn't matter whether it meant "tank hard" (fill up or fall on your face? immune to small caliber ammunition?) or "(shellshocked) tanker 'tard" (a ww1 vet in a wheelchair with intellectual disability?)

It only matters whether customers of "Tankard" would be confused by "Tank'ard" in such a way as to either damage the reputation of "Tankard", bring into question whether a product is made by one or the other, appear as an endorsement, imply an association with, or attribute aspects of another product to "Tankard" or affect in ways other than fair "good faith" competition the sales of "Tankard" brand products.

An important element involved in whether the name/brand is confusing is whether aspects of the two brands overlap in a way which could potentially confuse "an ordinary person".

Another metal band with similar album artwork, melodies, lyrics and stage costumes? Yeah well that would probably be infringing.

A smooth jazz band with otherwise nothing in common but the name? Possibly not infringing.

That doesn't have a fixed definition and would be decided subjectively by a hearing/judge.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:38 am

dj infringing hairstyle

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:53 am

DJ cattle prod.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:06 am

dj wake up and smell the coffee

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:19 am

Hmmmmmmm. That would imply racism against non-coffee people.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:20 am

Exactly. It's edgy.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:21 am

DJ I am not a racist, I hate everybody equally.

Woodgardens · Post by **Woodgardens** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:22 am

DJ Mustafa Name

5 years and I've still not decided on a producer name, any suggestions?