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« on: November 03, 2009, 03:38:06 PM » |
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I have a question. If my characters are having a meal in a restaurant, can my character say, "I'll have a Coke." or should I stick with "I'll have a cola."?
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MaryL
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2009, 04:08:34 PM » |
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Name the product and let the publisher deal with it if it's a problem. Have the characters say what sounds natural.
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violet
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2009, 04:56:55 PM » |
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I agree w/ ML. My MC likes Diet Pepsi...and it's in there until someone asks for it's removal  |
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eallen99
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2009, 05:04:07 PM » |
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OMG! I'm the goddess of product name dropping! I've tossed in : Sweet & Low, Comet, Bennigans, Whole Foods, Diet Coke, Taster's Choice - to name a few. We all live on the same planet - most of the time - so I think readers like being able to relate to similar likes or dislikes.
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Tabris
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 05:18:15 PM » |
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Certain names are trademarked, but in a novel it will fall under fair use. Kleenex and Xerox are trademarked names that the courts have ruled can be used without trademarks, though (as in, "Hand me a kleenex, will ya?")
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cheermom
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2009, 05:23:07 PM » |
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Certain names are trademarked, but in a novel it will fall under fair use. Kleenex and Xerox are trademarked names that the courts have ruled can be used without trademarks, though (as in, "Hand me a kleenex, will ya?")
So specific names that have become generic in usage, Jell-O instead of gelatin, probably all fall under the Kleenex ruling? |
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2009, 05:34:21 PM » |
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In the interests of versimilitude and familiarity, I used a ton of them, everything from Victor mousetraps to Wild Turkey 101 to Jessica McClintock No. 3.  ~ A~ |
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eallen99
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2009, 05:47:26 PM » |
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Where does Mad Dog 2020 fall???
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2009, 06:14:19 PM » |
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Where does Mad Dog 2020 fall???
I guess wherever he dropped it when he passed out. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2009, 08:59:22 PM » |
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OMG! I'm the goddess of product name dropping! I've tossed in : Sweet & Low, Comet, Bennigans, Whole Foods, Diet Coke, Taster's Choice - to name a few. We all live on the same planet - most of the time - so I think readers like being able to relate to similar likes or dislikes.
Hmmmm, let's see . . . Semtex, Dragunov SVD, Browning Hi-Power, Baretta, Parker-Hale, Remington 700, Galil, Heckler & Kock MP-50, Glock, Smith & Wesson . . . Dan |
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Aiala
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2009, 10:48:18 PM » |
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Hmmmm, let's see . . . Semtex, Dragunov SVD, Browning Hi-Power, Beretta, Parker-Hale, Remington 700, Galil, Heckler & Kock MP-50, Glock, Smith & Wesson . . Wow, you've got me outgunned, for sure. All I had was a Colt Python, a Walther THP .25 ACP, and a Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull.  ~ A~ |
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cheermom
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« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2009, 03:39:43 AM » |
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OMG! I'm the goddess of product name dropping! I've tossed in : Sweet & Low, Comet, Bennigans, Whole Foods, Diet Coke, Taster's Choice - to name a few. We all live on the same planet - most of the time - so I think readers like being able to relate to similar likes or dislikes.
Hmmmm, let's see . . . Semtex, Dragunov SVD, Browning Hi-Power, Baretta, Parker-Hale, Remington 700, Galil, Heckler & Kock MP-50, Glock, Smith & Wesson . . . Dan Here's my "It's 3:30 in the morning bad joke"... Luctari is shooting his mouth off again. NOTE - This joke may not be as funny after a few hours of sleep. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2009, 04:38:42 AM » |
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No............................. It holds up! |
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2009, 05:40:18 AM » |
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No............................. It holds up! ROTFLOL!!!  |
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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2009, 07:06:06 AM » |
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So many people around here can shoot from the hip! Laura |
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