I honestly thought he was named after the vacuum company because he sucks up stuff like a vacuum cleaner does.

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[–] 30 points 9 months ago (7 children)

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?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The difference is that donkey kong isn't 100 years old and therefore isn't in the public domain.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    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.

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