Copyright: Naming characters from movies, television and books
Eero Tuovinen:
Song lyrics are a pretty touchy subject in that like all poetry, a small quotation often comprises a large percentage portion of the whole work. Thus it's easy to argue a copyright violation in these cases, especially when the quotation is included to provide the aesthetic value it originally has as a art, as opposed to using it as a demonstrative devise for something else.
Seamus:
If it helps here is the actual paragraph I am concerned about. It comes from our "table talk" section. The referenced characters are bolded, and the text hasn't been edited yet:
Mark: I want to be a really skilled agent, like Jack Baeur, Michael Samuel, or Michael Weston, even Macguyver.
(Mark laughs when he includes Macguyver, but he has explained what he is looking for in a character)
RabbitHoleGames:
Name dropping isn't bad, just remember to have a bibliography at the back.
Also a little thing I like is that you can look in real folk tales and find things to use. WoTC may not like it, but anyone can call their dark elves Drow. It is an actual Orkney word for dark elf. (Just an added bonus since Drizz't was mentioned)
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