HebburnMackem
Striker
I know a few of you out there are solicitors or have some legal knowledge and I have a quick question for you.
I'm part of a team producing a mobile game that allows players to pick a team they follow. Ideally those teams would be real-world ones instead of made up ones.
1) While I know logos can't be used, is it also illegal to use even the names of teams without permission?
2) What if it's the player that types the name into the game (like picking a username) instead of picking from a list that the game suggested?
3) What about names that are similar with one word changed? (I've seen this in the past being used)
Any advice on this would be great thanks.
I'm part of a team producing a mobile game that allows players to pick a team they follow. Ideally those teams would be real-world ones instead of made up ones.
1) While I know logos can't be used, is it also illegal to use even the names of teams without permission?
2) What if it's the player that types the name into the game (like picking a username) instead of picking from a list that the game suggested?
3) What about names that are similar with one word changed? (I've seen this in the past being used)
Any advice on this would be great thanks.