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I stated "Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases". The FAQ states "Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases". I'm not quite sure how I can read it any more clearly than that...
I never claimed that a character couldn't be protected by copyright law (because quite obviously it can). What I said is that a name cannot be protected. And it cannot.
That would not be a copyright violation. There is nothing stopping me from writing a childrens story about Kirk the dog and Spock the cat, and their adventures on a farm in the countryside.
...comes up with 9,580 hits on a google search, and is not a copyright violation. Things like a document entitled "Help Your Pet Live Long and Prosper: Why a Natural Diet is Better" is hardly a copyright violation.
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