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Q&A How far does using the same words from copy righted works go?

In my story, I have this world that is referred to as the chaos realm. A quick Google search gives me results for World of Warcraft (although only in the form of a mod apparently), War Hammer and M...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:17:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/40518
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar noClue‭ · 2019-12-08T10:17:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
In my story, I have this world that is referred to as the chaos realm. A quick Google search gives me results for World of Warcraft (although only in the form of a mod apparently), War Hammer and Mortal Kombat.

I like the name though, and it fits with the world I created. Could I still call my world chaos realm? Or is there some legal slippery slope here?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-12-05T03:04:15Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 0