post any random Mario thought on your mind

If they don't enforce their copyright then they risk potentially losing the claim.

They are required by law to do stuff like this.
 
Mcmadness said:
If they don't enforce their copyright then they risk potentially losing the claim.

They are required by law to do stuff like this.
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Actually, that's a very common misconception. You can lose a trademark by not enforcing it, but copyright is not trademark. Copyright cannot be lost, and only expires after 75 years.
 
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Varian said:
75 years.
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for stuff that's published by a corporation. Interestingly I think I read something once which stated that loopholes etc. which means that it may be only 50 years, maybe even only 25 years, in which case games such as SMB3 and by next year SM64 even would have expired. Most likely however, it's 75, so we'd have to wait another 43/51 years respectively before the copyright's over.

For individual works iirc it's 70 years after the creator's death
 
Varian said:
Actually, that's a very common misconception. You can lose a trademark by not enforcing it, but copyright is not trademark. Copyright cannot be lost, and only expires after 75 years.
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And Mario is trademarked, thus they are enforcing it.


On a different note it always amuses me how people keep thinking Mr L is a thief. Shows that none of then know about the various Tatsunoko anime series.
 
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because no one knows mario was actually made by nintedo
 
I'm not arguing that they're legally in the wrong to enforce it. I'm arguing that it's an utter dick move.

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On a different note it always amuses me how people keep thinking Mr L is a thief. Shows that none of then know about the various Tatsunoko anime series.
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Well he's dressed like one. 🤷
 
Then take it up with those who write trademark laws, all they are doing is just following the law as it's presented.

Sure, but the pose striking and most importantly, summoning a robot makes it apparent he isn't going for the thief type character.

Like somebody right out of Yatterman.
 
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Then take it up with those who write trademark laws, all they are doing is just following the law as it's presented.
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pretty sure things like that are very difficult to change and would require a huge number of people supporting it to even be considered
 
Would still be more productive than getting mad at one of many companies that do it.