E.g. using it as a song title, using these names in my own games, as a bussiness name P.S.: I’m asking about just the names not other characteristics of a fictional universe.

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    20 days ago

    I think it matters. Parody is usually okay, but if you took the name of say, Gordon Freeman-- and used a crowbar for your logo as a web design company, you most definitely would get sued it Valve caught wind.