Originally Posted by mctaylor
The bit they want you to add is three sentences. The first is a short, clear, plain-language that simply is intended to make it clear that your (or mine) add-on is not part of ZeniMax Media's IP, nor do they claim any responsibility if the add-ons re-formats the users hard drive.
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It's also not part of Bethesda. Or Sony. Or Disney. Or Pixar.
And whose responsibility is it, if "GetUnitName("player")" DOES format the hard drive? The responsibility of the addon developer?
The second simply states that "Elder Scrolls" is a registered trademark of ZeniMax Media, which is a simple true statement of little consequence, other than to acknowledge they do own the trademark, and thus they can "control" the usage of their trademark, or try to.
So long as you do not refer explicitly to the "Elder Scrolls" or "ZeniMax" you have no obligation to disclose that they are trademarked phrases.
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So do you add this disclaimer now to everyone of your posts here? You are even using the words.
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You see unlike copyright, trademarks owners have to make an attempt to control appropriate usage of their trademarks or risk "dilution," a legal thingie, not a janitorial metaphor. So if you do use the phrase, then it is a fair and modest request to simply disclose that "Elder Scrolls" is a registered trademark in various nation-states.
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As I said, this disclaimer is supposed to be added independent from the usage of the trademarked words. How can the non-usage of the word Elder Scrolls dilute the trademark Elder Scrolls?
This doesn't make sense.