KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 个月前TIL that the pink Nintendo character is named Kirby after lawyer John Kirby who helped Nintedo with their lawsuit against Universal about the usage of the name "KONG"share.googleexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the pink Nintendo character is named Kirby after lawyer John Kirby who helped Nintedo with their lawsuit against Universal about the usage of the name "KONG"share.googleKuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 个月前message-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
I honestly thought he was named after the vacuum company because he sucks up stuff like a vacuum cleaner does.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·6 个月前So…RKO Pictures makes king kong. Universal pictures then gets sued by RKO, and Universal argues it’s in the public domain. Then universal tries sueing Nintendo to protect their IP. Nintendo then shows King Kong is in public domain. Soooooo…if I make Danky Kang, as a new IP, who wants to bet Nintendo would instantly sue me?
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 个月前One way to find out
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 个月前Make it a donkey instead of a gorilla.
minus-squareUnspecificGravity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 个月前The difference is that donkey kong isn’t 100 years old and therefore isn’t in the public domain.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 个月前Donkey Kong came out in 1980. I was born in 1983. My hair is grey, my back hurts, and I FEEL like I’m 100 years old. And in this country, we don’t deal with laws or facts. It’s all about how we FEEL. Therefore, Donkey Kong is 103 years old.
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 个月前Now Nintendo sues you if you call an ape in a video game “Kong”. Probably.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 个月前And then there’s Chunky!..he’s dead…
So…RKO Pictures makes king kong. Universal pictures then gets sued by RKO, and Universal argues it’s in the public domain.
Then universal tries sueing Nintendo to protect their IP. Nintendo then shows King Kong is in public domain.
Soooooo…if I make Danky Kang, as a new IP, who wants to bet Nintendo would instantly sue me?
One way to find out
Make it a donkey instead of a gorilla.
The difference is that donkey kong isn’t 100 years old and therefore isn’t in the public domain.
Donkey Kong came out in 1980. I was born in 1983. My hair is grey, my back hurts, and I FEEL like I’m 100 years old. And in this country, we don’t deal with laws or facts. It’s all about how we FEEL.
Therefore, Donkey Kong is 103 years old.
Neither was King Kong in 1980.
Now Nintendo sues you if you call an ape in a video game “Kong”. Probably.
And then there’s Chunky!..he’s dead…