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I like how the ads for the Droid phone mention in the fineprint that "DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm..." It really wasn't used in sci-fi lit before

Posted by HdnAgnda (aka HDNAGNDA) Nov 20 '09, 09:21

then? Interesting.

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trademark only is a matter of using a non-generic mark on goods and services -- nm - giganto Nov 20, 10:16
i think most references before that were to ANdroids but as Spawn mentioned Lucas was smart enough to file the paperwork -- nm - Zorkturi Nov 20, 09:27
well, star wars has a lot of references to Droids, so maybe that is why. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 20, 09:24 3
- I think the point of the post is astonishment that it was not used before, which it was, but Lucas copyrighted it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 09:26 2
  - (trademarked, dummy) -- nm - giganto Nov 20, 10:15
  - Phillip K Dick should have done that first :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Nov 20, 09:36
As much as people hate him, the man is a genius. -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 09:22 7
- why hate Lucas, some of his movies are perhaps not as great ad others but - Danedukenuuk Nov 20, 09:23 6
  - Oh, I am a fan. THX-1138, American Graffiti... Good stuff. -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 09:25 5
    - Duel and honestly the SW too - Danedukenuuk Nov 20, 09:28 4
      - Duel is Spielberg. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 09:36 1
        
        *ding* - Danedukenuuk Nov 20, 09:37
      - Oh, those go without saying. The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite movie of all time. -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 09:29 1
        
        F**k you then!! -- nm - The Dark Knight Nov 20, 10:10

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