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Originally Posted by Viper187
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?
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I have a different take on this to think about. Regardless of the legalities, the reality is that if one of those companies decides to sue you, it's doubtful you're going to be able to afford to defend yourself. Technically it may be fine to mention a trademarked name in your book, but will that really matter if their lawyers come knocking on your door?