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Title says it all - is it legal for me to create an open-source video game engine, or any other open-source software, and name it after an established band, person or video game character?

Stephanus Tavilrond
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  • Have you looked at the following Q&A's? https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/5044/naming-products-after-fictional-objects-or-characters https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/5004/can-i-name-a-real-company-after-a-fictional-company-found-in-a-book https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/16208/can-i-use-a-store-name-as-part-of-my-trivia-game – zibadawa timmy Jun 13 '18 at 16:31

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Looks like I got the answer I needed:

Looks like I got the answer I needed

Stephanus Tavilrond
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    I suppose this answer has been downvoted because of course the trademark owners will tell you that you cannot do this. That doesn't mean that it's actually illegal. That depends on what a court would say. If everyone accepted the assertions of their opponents' lawyers, there would be no need for judges. – phoog Aug 15 '18 at 08:39