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On a related note...obviously the term "Nintendo" is copyrighted and I assume trademarked. Would it be illegal to have a site called "nintendocheats.com" (with cheat codes for the 'Nintendo Entertainment Sysytem') or how about "NintendoNews.com" where you post daily news clips about NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Cube, etc.
You're using the word "Nintendo" which is trademarked/copyrighted. What if I post something saying "Nintendo is a great company." That's using a copyrighted/tradmarked name as well. So OBVIOUSLY you can USE a trademarked word/phrase, it's just how you go about using it.
At what point does it cross the line? When I open a site called "NintendoBlowsBalls.com" is that against using the term? Beacuse it's slanderous? What happened to freedom of speech? Does that not apply to these situations.
As far as my site goes, I can see WHY they have a problem with it, it's directly associating "Pokemon" to "Hentai" (Cartoon Porn) thus damaging their reputation. But...what if I posted "PokemonFuckingSucks.org". That's tarnishing their reputation as well - so where do you draw the line versus what's legal and what's illegal (I guess that's what the judge is for?)
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