csThor, the "incident" you mention happened AFTER PF was released. The only changes would have been to stuff that they expected to patch in after the "gold master."
BTW, Trademarks do not protect a company from anyone using the mark as long as the mark is not used to deceive. Meaning you can use another's name, and even profit off of it, as long as it is clear your product is not actually authorized/produced by the holder of the mark. Ie: "Charger works with Nokia™ phones" is fine. Both the package, and it actually working with a proprietary product. Copyright is another issue, you need to make damn sure you don't claim to own their name on the box. If my box has a ©2001 TaterFactory Inc. All Rights Reserved on the bottom, AND has copy on the box that says "chThorCo ButcherBird fighters included!" without remarking that csThorCo and all rights belong to csThorCo... then I am very much F-ed.
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Last edited by tater; 03-24-2008 at 04:58 PM.
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