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		camtarn on Oct 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Open-source Counter-Strike-like game "Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike 2, CS:GO, and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation. © 2023 Valve Corporation, all rights reserved." I am also not a lawyer, but I would not like to step into a trademark dispute just because it 'seems perfectly fine'. Albeit in this case you're most likely to just get a cease and desist rather than getting sued.

pbhjpbhj on Oct 24, 2024 | [–]

Yes, you wouldn't want to use "Counter-Strike" but legally they can't stop you using "counterstrike". As you intimate, the legislation probably doesn't matter if you can't afford the legal process.

solcloud on Oct 23, 2024 | [–]

ohh, date with Gaben incoming

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