Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey
Is it a consider copyright infringement to use a character from film as the name of an application or company? i.e. using the name Anty and it's image (the pet ant character from "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids") for the name of a charging web service.
1 Answer from Attorneys
The short answer is no, but if it appears that you are playing off of that work or creating a false association, endorsement or sponsorship then it could be a problem of course. So this all depends on specifically what you intend here. Using the name all by itself is no problem as copyright does not affix to names, short phrases, etc.
If you would like to discuss further over a free phone consult, feel free to contact me anytime that is convenient.
Our firm is now referred by the American Bar Association (see under the New York section):
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/delivery_legal_services/resources/programs_to_help_those_with_moderate_income.html
Kind regards,
Frank
www.LanternLegal.com
866-871-8655
DISCLAIMER: this is not intended to be specific legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. No attorney-client relationship is formed on the basis of this posting.
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