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Famous Aircraft Names...

Posted by Dave Robinson on Fri Jan 23, 2004 02:58:56 AM

For the many that don't know apart from Typhoons I am involved in the restoration of DH88 Comet Racer Black Magic (airworthy status). In the latest Microsoft Flight Sim one of the options is Black Magic. At no point were we contacted by Microsoft or any other company to see if they could use the name...we recently asked microsoft if they would be willing to put a little sponsorship into the real aircraft. We were informed that our project did not fulfill their criteria.

Can companies use the name of famous aircraft without permission from the owners? do any copyrights cover this type of situation? Would the owners of Memphis Belle have to have given permission for the name to be used in the film?

I look forward to any comments.......

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