The name Pelle Svanslos (Svanslös) is a character from a Swedish famous writer named Gösta Knutsson. Pelle is a cat who was born without a proper tail (Svanslös = No tail)
I hardly think they (production company) want to be connected to murder and what not this "movie" has to bring.
I smell law-suit.
Thanks for sharing your "thoughts", but if you did some research you might have found out that:
>How do I copyright a name, title, slogan or logo?
>Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases.
Source: http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html
So with that in mind, i would be eligible to create a character with the name Sean Cain? Or anyone else for that matter.
Erna Knutsson, widow of late Gösta Knutsson has been informed about this, since it is a national icon it has caused some.. let´s just call it dismay amongst the Swedes. She let´s the people know that lawyers are looking into this atm.
Copyright does not protect slogans? That is just hilarious.
So with that in mind, i would be eligible to create a character with the name Sean Cain? Or anyone else for that matter.
since it is a national icon it has caused some.. let´s just call it dismay amongst the Swedes.
Right you are. I didn´t bother to sift through it. Not even a peek.
But then again, slander for one might be entertainment for another right?
Don´t you research your characters before production, or even the draft is made up?
But then again.. I´m glad this "wannabe-troma-ripoff" (Not my words, quoted from a moviezine which name i now sadly forgotten) is getting the well sought attention it really need.
Have a great day sir. I might even watch a copy of it one day. Still not sure though.
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hehe, there was just a short article about this in a swedish newspaper, so I decided to take a look here.
I'm not familiar with (any country's) copyright laws, and I couldn't care less if Cain "stole" this name (so, theoretically I could make a movie starring a character Ellen Ripley, or game with a character named Zelda or Solid Snake? Just as long as the movie and games themselves are different from the originals? Cool). But seriously, couldn't Cain come up with a better name? Or at least "steal" a cooler name?
I mean, Pelle Tailless. what kind of a name is that for a human? It doesn't even make sense! Humans don't have any tails to begin with (so I guess in a manner it's true)
and no, I won't watch this movie. not my cup of tea so to speak
For the record, all mammals including humans have some sort of "tail." Humans have tails for a while during the early stages before birth. We retain a "tailbone" but in some rare cases people have kept a small visible tail.
It was off topic but just thought I'd add that after xeno's statement that we don't. Anyhow.
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