| rdfs:comment | - The latter appears in the official trailer, but it makes no sense. Could it have been an error?
* You can blame James Cameron for that. He got lawyer-happy when he found out his precious "avatar" title was already being used by someone else.
* Is that a fact (that James Cameron threatened to sue them over the title of this cartoon, not the live-action film?), or a theory?
* Take your pick. The possibility of a lawsuit brings financial risk with it, since win-or-lose a lawsuit would be very expensive. Best to just avoid the issue altogether and move on.
* Is it a fact that there was no official lawsuit, but they changed the title to be on the safe side, or is that just a theory?
* Apparently, Nick's application of trademark for Avatar: The Legend of Korra had an underwear
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| abstract | - The latter appears in the official trailer, but it makes no sense. Could it have been an error?
* You can blame James Cameron for that. He got lawyer-happy when he found out his precious "avatar" title was already being used by someone else.
* Is that a fact (that James Cameron threatened to sue them over the title of this cartoon, not the live-action film?), or a theory?
* Take your pick. The possibility of a lawsuit brings financial risk with it, since win-or-lose a lawsuit would be very expensive. Best to just avoid the issue altogether and move on.
* Is it a fact that there was no official lawsuit, but they changed the title to be on the safe side, or is that just a theory?
* Apparently, Nick's application of trademark for Avatar: The Legend of Korra had an underwear company lawyer up, too, because apparently one of their lines is called "Avatar" or some shite. Basically, it's a combination of James Cameron and some underwear company being Attention Whores, as Avatar is a pretty popular series.
* Marketing difficulties related to trademark filing/clashing: confirmed.
* How can you trademark the word Avatar? Not only did the original series start using it 5 years before the movie did, but Avatar is a religious term isn't it? From Hinduism? So how can it be trademarked?
* The same way studios can trademark Glee and The Big Bang Theory. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe trademarks are divided by industry, area, and use. James Cameron's Avatar and Avatar: The Last Airbender are both television/movie media, so they probably feared running into problems there. You could probably set up a line of inflatable pool toys or a resturant with the name "Avatar" as long as they didn't feature Airbenders or the Na'vi. The Legend of Korra might be able to get away with it, since "Avatar" is pretty generic, but lawsuits are expensive even if you win. Or possibly, they may not fear lawsuits at all, and just want to avoid confusion for audiences.
* "Marketing difficulties related to trademark filing/clashing: confirmed", "Or possibly, they may not fear lawsuits at all, and just want to avoid confusion for audiences." These are contradictory statements.
* And doesn't address the fact that the cartoon was already using the word in its title for years before the movie, so obviously its sequel should have the right to keep using it.
* It's a sad, old world, but having a right and having the resources to defend that right are two different things. Cameron basically has a bottomless purse that he could use to hire an army of lawyers. As others have noted, even if Nick has a case, it could still be too costly to make it worth their while to defend themselves from a lawsuit. So it makes sense that they'd prefer to avoid the problem altogether.
* As of the two new trailers that confirmed the premiere date as April 14th, the title (in the US) will be The Legend of Korra, and Avatar:The Legend of Korra internationally.
* Contrary to popular belief, the law never got involved on this. Cameron and Nick mutually agreed on the changes because they figured confusing the audiences was a bad idea.
* Which begs another question: "How can anyone get the two confused? Ones about giant blue cat aliens, the others about Asians with Elemental Powers, do Bryke and Cameron really think that their fanbases are severely mentally handicapped?
* Again, I believe it's mostly for the sake of clarity. If you say you're a fan of Avatar, either one, you're always going to have to explain which one you mean. With Legend of Korra, there isn't that confusion.
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