Well, I'm going to be careful about it. But, still, I have seen many games that call AK-47's "Kalashnikov's" and many games that feature weapons from so many companies that licensing them would be unrealistic at best (no way they licensed all that stuff in Rainbow Six 3). And so far, nobody has sued anyone doing WW2 games, to my knowledge, for calling a .45 Colt automatic a "1911A1" as it is properly known.
I'll just be careful and test the waters...if I notice any flack (or maybe talk with a lawyer) before release I'll drop the names and come up with replacements. Weapons are going to be real though, for this first project at least.
I don't see how IMI could sue me for using the name "UZI," though. It just isn't practical, or realistic. I'm a tiny bit worried about Glock and DE though, since they are still big commercial products (in fact DE is only commercial, it's certainly not a military weapon).
I'll just be careful and test the waters...if I notice any flack (or maybe talk with a lawyer) before release I'll drop the names and come up with replacements. Weapons are going to be real though, for this first project at least.
I don't see how IMI could sue me for using the name "UZI," though. It just isn't practical, or realistic. I'm a tiny bit worried about Glock and DE though, since they are still big commercial products (in fact DE is only commercial, it's certainly not a military weapon).