[Viper187]

I've done a fair amount of blogging, and I thought it might be fun to start on an actual book. My writing is inspired mostly by people like George Carlin and Hank Moody and, much like them, the stuff I see in life that annoys me. I think I have a somewhat different view of life than most people, and I thought I'd share a bit. I guess watching Californication on DVD is what got me to actually start on a book instead of just blogging. I didn't know God Hates Us All was actually real until it came up in my Amazon recommendations by chance one day. I just ordered a hard copy, since I despise DRM. I'd really prefer to read it on my computer though.

Anyway, one of the things I'm wondering about is how to deal with mentioning things that are trademarked/copyrighted or whatever: whether it be complaining about Microsoft Xbox, recent movies, talking about Rold Gold pretzels, Coca Cola, whatever. What are the author's legal obligations, if any, as far as using the trademark symbol or adding some kind of disclaimer/registered trademarks notice?

I'm also curious as to the legality of doing a parody of an image from a scene in a movie, particularly Scarface. I always liked that globe image that said "The world is yours?" Has anyone drawn ones to say other things? I was just thinking it might fit well depending on what title I decide go with.