Connection to Lucasfilms?!?

[x0prahWinfr3yx]

DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.

found that at the bottom of the following page

How to Transfer contacts from your phone to your Android device

Are these :motdroidhoriz: :reddroid: :motdroidvert: :greendroid: the droids we're looking for?

 

[cereal killer]

You can bet they are paying a pretty handsome price to use the name : )

 

[LtKen]

Yep, and the family of Phillip K Dick is suing over the use of "Nexus" in the title of the new phone.

Dont you love intellectual property law?

 

[Backnblack]

Yep, and the family of Phillip K Dick is suing over the use of "Nexus" in the title of the new phone.

Dont you love intellectual property law?

I doubt that will get far....

 

[nolanandy]

I guess everyone is stealing from another...

 

[armeddroid]

Connection to Lucasfilm?
Guess its the Droid he was looking for.

Looks like i need to find some Stormtrooper BG..haha

 

[andrewdoane]

Somebody needs to make a Venn diagram showing why it made sense to license the name. You know, all die-hard Star Wars fans are nerds. Most smartphone enthusiasts are nerds. There is some real overlap there.

 

[takeshi]

I guess everyone is stealing from another...

So licensing is stealing?

Yep, and the family of Phillip K Dick is suing over the use of "Nexus" in the title of the new phone.

Dont you love intellectual property law?

It's not so much IP law -- you can't copyright words like that (though I am not an IP lawyer) -- as it is greed IMO.

 

[Scribble]

It's not so much IP law -- you can't copyright words like that (though I am not an IP lawyer) -- as it is greed IMO.

You can trademark them.... but Trademarks are really only enforceable if you continue to make an effort to enforce them... Dunno if PKD's familiy has really been spending time enforcing any trademarks on "Nexus" though.