[Freeciv-Dev] Re: patch: split up F_SUBMARINE (PR#347)

[Tomasz Wegrzanowski <maniek@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 08:09:03PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> This info's from the units.txt file that comes with CTP and from the
> manual.  If this is used, I suggest changing the names "visibility class"
> and "visibility can see" as they may be protected by code copyrights.
> "Subversive/Terror/Trade units" is only in the manual and not the code,
> but may deserve similar treatment.

1)
Names are NOT copyrightable at all.

2)
They are trademarkable,
but because they weren't used as product name they are NOT trademarked.

3)
Common names aren't even trademarkable.

conclusion)
We may use these names however we wish.