KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL 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-square22fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1186arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-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-up29·1 day agoSo…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-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoMake it a donkey instead of a gorilla.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoOne way to find out
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoNow Nintendo sues you if you call an ape in a video game “Kong”. Probably.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoAnd then there’s Chunky!..he’s dead…
minus-squareUnspecificGravity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoThe difference is that donkey kong isn’t 100 years old and therefore isn’t in the public domain.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoDonkey 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.
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?
Make it a donkey instead of a gorilla.
One way to find out
Now Nintendo sues you if you call an ape in a video game “Kong”. Probably.
And then there’s Chunky!..he’s dead…
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.