copyright
For a game, what gun names are copyrighted?
<p>If a game designer creates a game where the game uses  old soviet weapons and can the game use the name and design picture without copyruight or trademark problems.</p>

<p>Short phrases such as names of guns and other products are not protected by copyright at all.  They may be covered by trademark protection. Whether using them in the course of a game wold constitute &quot;use in trade&quot; is doubtful. In aby case the trademark protection would normally be for the market in guns, not games.</p>
