Timeline for Do you need a license for weapon models?
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| Apr 11, 2013 at 4:34 | comment | added | Tim Holt | I'm disagreeing. If it was that easy, Counter-Strike (Valve's MEGA game) would not have changed the names of all their guns from real names, while retaining the basic 3D model format. | |
| Mar 23, 2011 at 21:09 | comment | added | Skizz | As I said, I'm not a lawyer, but the fair use rule would probably cover it. Just don't include and copyrighted elements - logos and suchlike. Remember that there's nothing special about a gun trademark over and above any other trademark (cars, drinks, typewriters, food, etc). Trademarks just stop competitors from selling similar products with the same name/slogan (hence, iPod is a trademark so that MS can't make an mPod/iBob/whatever music player, MS called it Zune). I don't think Ian Fleming was paying license fees for the Walther PPK name. | |
| Mar 23, 2011 at 15:34 | comment | added | Psykocyber | So what if I want to include the FN SCAR or the MG36 with their name clearly stated so the player knows what weapon he uses, do you think that would be okay? | |
| Mar 23, 2011 at 13:40 | history | answered | Skizz | CC BY-SA 2.5 |