Iuvenis_Scriptor opened this issue on Oct 15, 2006 · 27 posts
Iuvenis_Scriptor posted Mon, 16 October 2006 at 1:18 PM
Right. So if I just don't even mention anything related to Disney or "High School Musical" in the freebie description, I should be okay using the names "Troy" and "Gabriela," right? After all, I seriously doubt Disney can copyright the names themselves (something more exotic like "Simba," maybe, but not run-of-the-mill given names). In fact, one thing that might help ambiguate the identity, at least in the case of the female character, is that I insist on spelling her name with only one 'l' while Disney spells it with two. Drives me nuts, really. The character's looks and last name make it highly likely that she was intended to be Latina, and a double 'l' sounds like a consonantal 'y' in Spanish. Her name is not "Gabrieya," people! But I'm getting OT here. The point is if I present these freebies as completely generic characters and let those who are familiar with "High School Musical" figure out my true intentions for themselves, I should be free and clear. Am I inferring correctly?