On Dec 15, 2003, at 17:40, Roger Leigh wrote:
However, there may well be copyright issues. "Slink", "Woody", "Potato" and "Bo" etc. aren't exactly unique, but you would be hard pushed to find another book with "Manwë", "Oromë", etc. in it.
You can't copyright a name. See: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ34.html This whole document is on the non-copyrightability of names. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wnp Several categories of material are generally not eligible for federal copyright protection. These include among others: Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols or designs; mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, or coloring; mere listings of ingredients or contents"