Hello. I write to you because we have a problem with server name stolen by other guys. We created the server like a month ago under name Light RP. 2 days ago someone of our players told us that our server name has been stolen. When u try to search server at fivem client, under our server name is already another one. This is plagiarism. They steal our name of server. Could you tell me what we can do? Or what you can do about their steal?
FiveM will not do anything at all, your name isnt copyrighted or anything most likely, contact the owner and try make a deal with him, thats the only way anything will change.
Sounds like a good feature request for the FiveM tracker. Server heartbeat would include password or something to be able to use some exact string.
There would be no way to protect against every slight variation or substitution without human moderation. The development team would be tied up in the ridiculous drama of RP server disputes and we’d never see any updates.
That’s true, i’d imagine with all the different colors in titles.
If you care so badly then invest in getting the name copyrighted.
How do you copyright claim a server name?
The road you could take if you were interested about serious protection for your server name, would be filing for a trademark with the USPTO. Here is some information regarding the eligibility criteria for that. Trademark | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute. Additionally, LegalZoom can also help with this: Trademark Registration & Trademark Search Services | LegalZoom
The reason a traditional copyright does not suffice is because copyrights do not apply to brand names/slogans, which is what you are looking to protect here.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. Do your own research and consult with your own attorney.