tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 21 10:37:11 1997
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Re: Paramount (and unlicensed use of Hol in commercial products)
- From: "SuSvaj" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Paramount (and unlicensed use of Hol in commercial products)
- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 13:37:17 -0400
ja' HetaQ
> As it turns out I just got off the phone with my attorney. The opinion
of
> the lawyers in this firm are that commercial use of tlhIngan Hol, *even
in
> original prose*, is a violation of copyright law. On this point they are
> not 100% certain but then nobody has tested it and they feel that it
would
> be quite expensive to test. A hell of a lot more expensive than we can
> afford. We are exploring other avenues to keep this book on the market
so
> we haven't given up yet.
>
> The other main point that our attorney made was that the book has the
"look
> and feel" of Klingon which Paramount considers an infringement and they
may
> be able to defend.
>
> 'o'Du'maj SeH <Paramount> 'e' luHarbej jay'
>
> We shall see ...
bIDo'jaj! I hope that Lawrence is correct and this matter can be settled
amiably. For what it's worth, you've got a-lot of support here.
SuSvaj