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[proto_strike]

Well it seems that two of my younger brothers are famous here in the digital world. Or more famous.

[attached, recordings of a TV show called... Megadude Z and Xerox. It's kind of corny, but very well drawn in fact Megadude Z and Xerox look really familiar.]

I think I'm gonna buy the toys if they make any.

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[scrapperzen]

Actually, this is a rather common issue that plagues new heroes in my world that don't read the information that they're given with their registration with the city.

That is to say, if you haven't registered your likeness with a trademark office, you're fair game. An enterprising company can (and has) seized your likeness for their own production. In MY world, the companies that do this generally set aside paltry royalty checks for the hero, and if those checks aren't claimed, they're donated to whatever charity the accountants want to toss them to. And since they're under no obligation to notify the hero that these checks exist (or to even pay them in the first place), it's really no skin off their backs and a nice little tax writeoff.

In other words... You might want to get your butt over to Neon City and get yourself an agent to represent your interests. Oh, and hope that the news has been giving you enough coverage to prove that you're a publicly identifiable figure.

(OOC: At work, on break, replies will be slow throughout the day until I'm home.)

[proto_strike]

I was wondering when you'd show up.

And most laws of the various worlds don't apply to this one, and take into the fact that back in my world? Some of the world savers aren't even considered people and well...

It's not really worth wasting the effort.

[scrapperzen]

Oh, I never assumed that they did, however, some things are pretty much a constant, especially in capitalistic societies.

... I really want to say that I'm surprised by that, but... after some of the history in my world, I can't really say it's a shokc that sentient beings are denied recognition.

I suppose that it's their choice, one way or the other, about what they want to do.

[proto_strike]

Mmhmm.

Robots aren't really considered sentient beings, we're just property. And well in my case, illegal and set for destruction on sight.

Eh, with Rock I don't think it bothers him? He helps people because he wants to help them, not because he gets something out of it.

[scrapperzen]

... That's pretty sad to hear, and you have my sympathies. Robots in my world have their own bill of rights, it came about in the late 1960s, early 1970s. After the Might for Right act was struck down, the CIA tried to keep several tech based heroes drafted on the basis that they weren't human, and couldn't be afforded the rights of a sentient being. The case went on for several years, as I recall, before the Supreme Court bitch slapped the CIA and said that their argument was ludicrous.

That pretty much led to artificial intelligences and robotic beings that could make choices being formally recognised, and... ...

Er.. I'm sorry... I can't imagine this is something you want to be hearing with the situation so different in your world...

[proto_strike]

I don't really want sympathy, it's just a fact of my life. That and your world is very different, but then again I'm guessing the history is a lot different.

That and the super heroes.

And eh, don't worry about it. If it bugged me I wouldn't be talking about it so nonchalantly. And judging by a few of the people from my future? Things get a bit better on the robotics rights front.

[scrapperzen]

Well... hey, that's a plus, right?

I'm glad that you're able to keep such a cool head about it.

[proto_strike]

Yep.

And hey, it's keep a cool head or go crazy and murder everyone.