Has the WTB&TS broken copyright/Trade-mark laws with their use of sparlock ?

smiddy

When I googled Sparlock,I was directed to some companies that traded under that name , so I`m just curious if they have infringed on some laws here.

Any legal eagles here that can to shed some light on this ?

I`m just curious.

smiddy

The spelling of 'Sparlock' hasn't been officially confirmed. Additionally, it's very unlikely that any proprietary interest in the mortarless brick system might be construed. There might be a case for the minor Pokémon character. But probably not.

WTWizard

I hope they get sued big time. They tried to shut down information about their video, using copyright laws, so people could not research the religion before joining (which is ridiculous--if it has value, people are going to buy the damn video anyways). Yet, they stole the name from other companies.

And this isn't the first time the Washtowel has committed copyright infringement and gotten away with it. They have stolen a few images to place on their rags. They blatantly stole Vangelis' Chariots of Fire (a big hit in early 1982) for their Kingdumb Malady 42 in the 1984 song book. Again, we have the angelic problem of committing offenses and then blaming someone else for doing such offenses.

SadElder

Bet they didn't register their Sparlock doll either. Maybe someone could register the Sparlock character and make them recall all the DVD's.

JakeM2012

Maybe Disney needs to claim copyright laws for WT's copying Kaa the python in Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling.

donuthole

You can't copyright a name. You can trademark it.

Example: The movie Troll contained a character named Harry Potter. The name was later used by a British author for a book series which lead to some movie adaptations. That version of Harry Potter was trademarked. The troll remake comes out and uses the name Harry Potter (now made famous by the book/movie series). Is it trademark infringement? Not necessarily unless the audience would confuse Troll's Harry Potter with the trademarked Harry Potter.

The Watchtower's Sparlock is nothing like the minor Pokemon character that barely registers as a blip on the Internet compared to the Watchtower's Warrior Wizard. We don't even know how the Watchtower spells the name. Maybe it is Sparlokkk? It really doesn't matter, because neither the Watchtower's Sparlock nor the Pokemon Sparlock are trademarked. I could make a movie tomorrow about a Hungarian short order cook named Sparlock and neither Nintendo or the Watchtower can do anything about it.

Will the Watchtower trademark Sparlock in view of his growing success? It would be funny if they did.

What would be even funnier is if someone here registered the trademark for use for action figures, animated films, dolls, t-shirts, lunchboxes, Bible covers, etc.

Phizzy

What is the cost of registering a TM ? could we start a fund ? Sparlock would be all ours, all the marketing spin off stuff, all ours !

Jeffro

What is the cost of registering a TM ? could we start a fund ? Sparlock would be all ours, all the marketing spin off stuff, all ours !

Attempting to register a trademark for a character created by another corporation would be an infringment of its proprietary interest.

00DAD

Warlock ['w???l?k]

n.

A male witch, sorcerer, wizard, or demon.

Substiture "SPAR" for "WAR" and you have Sparlock, the Warrior Wizard

spar (spär)

intr.v. sparred, spar·ring, spars

1.

a. To fight with an opponent in a short bout or practice session, as in boxing or the martial arts.

b. To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent.

2. To bandy words about in argument; dispute.

3. To fight by striking with the feet and spurs. Used of gamecocks.

Amelia Ashton

I registered with a company that searches for names already Trademarked and their results came back that it has not.

This particular company charges £788 for its services if you wish them to proceed.

Way too much.

Has the WTB&TS broken copyright/Trade-mark laws with their use of sparlock ?

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