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Q&A Is using an online name generator a good idea?

As far is legal rights are concerned, no, names generated by a generator are not copyrighted, nothing similar. Consider: a random string generator producing random letter combinations of random len...

posted 6y ago by Galastel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T21:57:33Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:45:23Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T10:45:23Z (about 5 years ago)
As far is legal rights are concerned, no, names generated by a generator are not copyrighted, nothing similar. Consider: a random string generator producing random letter combinations of random lengths could theoretically produce every word in the dictionary. One cannot copyright those, right?

A name generator is only a little more complex than manually flipping open a dictionary at a random page and pointing your finger at a random word. Would you have to credit the dictionary, if you used it this way? Is taking words from a dictionary "plagiarism"?

(Whether using an online name generator is a good idea from a creative point of view is a different question entirely, and a separate one.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-01-30T21:39:48Z (almost 6 years ago)
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