While weāre at it, can we get the proper US designations for US carrier planes after the buffalo? Cuz I donāt know what an AP-1 is, but I know what the TBF Avenger is. I have no clue about FP-3, FP-5, or AP-4C, but I know F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair
The mouse isnāt out of copyright, the steamboat Willie version was but theyāre using it now as a department logo; copyright lives.
Regardless of Disney, Northrop Grumman continues to enforce the copyright on all their assets, past and present. Stupid but thatās it. Gotta pay money to use the names, developers donāt want to so we donāt get them
Iād argue that thereās not enough difference to matter, but Iām sure disney disagrees, Iām not a lawyer, this isnāt a court, and youāre right to move on, I just couldnāt without saying this
Sure, but I have to ask as not-a-lawyer, can they enforce copyright on 1940s military aircraft designations? Sure, Wildcat, Hellcat, Corsair maybe, but F4F, F6F, F4U? Surely those fall under fair use, particularly in games made under some historical context.
Understandable, I wish the names were correct, too. Doesnāt look good to me.
To answer your second point, the copyright stands for as long as they can prove that itās still in use with the holder. Branding, selling, lending, etc. can keep the title alive indefinitely until sold, relinquished, or expired. Goofy names for us until then
I initially assume it was some marine designation for the aircraft, Iām not really sure why the rest of the aircraft are fine but not most of the US naval aircraft.
Lol the only difference between those plane squad is just a useless emblem picture. Why should people regrind an entire squad for a useless picture?
Moreover, we already have 2 marine plane squad in the tech tree, while we only have 1 squad from the army air force, 2 from RAF and none from the navy so we donāt need more marine squad.
What about WW2 documentaries?
Do they have to pay when they mention a plane like āCorsairā and do they get sued if they dont?
Or are documentaries āfree to useā the names but games not because of making profit?
Just wondering because I also really want to see the normal names in the game.
BTW: happy the British and Germans werent so ācleverā, thats why we do have Spitfire and Stuka.