http://firemark.com/2010/01/26/asked-answered-can-a-public-domain-book-be-a-trademark/ Theatre, Film, TV & New Media Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:55:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://firemark.com/2010/01/26/asked-answered-can-a-public-domain-book-be-a-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Gordon Firemark Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:18:37 +0000 http://firemark.com/?p=1086#comment-685 Sure, but that wasn't what the questioner was asking. Mentioning the novel as the work on which the film is based is probably not a problem. Sure, but that wasn’t what the questioner was asking. Mentioning the novel as the work on which the film is based is probably not a problem.

]]> http://firemark.com/2010/01/26/asked-answered-can-a-public-domain-book-be-a-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Alfred Brown Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:42:28 +0000 http://firemark.com/?p=1086#comment-677 Could the screenwriter merely give the piece another name, and stating it's "based upon" the novel, as many screenplays have done? Or would the mention of the novel's name in that way also cause possible trouble? Could the screenwriter merely give the piece another name, and stating it’s “based upon” the novel, as many screenplays have done? Or would the mention of the novel’s name in that way also cause possible trouble?

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