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01-12-2009, 05:18 PM | #1 |
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And I was curious to how they can call it a "water moccasin" in the comics but the toys needed to be changed to Sting Raider?
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01-12-2009, 05:24 PM | #2 |
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I think there are a few things going on...one the comic was written before the toy change and I think sometimes Hasbro changes the name to soemthing they can trademark. They may be able to use Water Moc. all they want, but they can't trademark it, but they can trademark Sting Raider. Also, there are some rules about what can be sold. Someone else may have the rights to sell something called Water Moccasin, but being the name of an animal they can't control all the rights to the name and Hasbro can use it in a fictional story, they just can't market it as a product to sell.
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01-12-2009, 05:27 PM | #3 |
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It's probably a copyright issue across media. Can always say that the comic references the original '80s toy if anyone objects.
That and it's most likely just an editing error in the comic, someone not paying attention.
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01-12-2009, 05:27 PM | #4 |
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maybe sting raider is just Cobras code name for the water moccasin, because GI Joe already knows that name
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01-12-2009, 06:45 PM | #5 |
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I think you'd win a no-prize for that!
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01-12-2009, 07:23 PM | #6 |
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