Harrasment & Malicious Intent

The lengths these people will go to to try and get their streamer to do something. Lol.

There's at least 20+ characters with the name Sarah Jane on the lodestone >_<"

He sounds like a simp. I’d report and ignore him. Also let the name go and get a new one, it’s tainted now.

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Originally Posted by Conundrum

And Squenix taking away another players name to give it to a streamer would be a PR disaster for them. Because it would be seen as favoritism.

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This depends on if it's trademarked. I know Towelliee''s name is trademarked, and he's had several games force the company to give him the name and they have done so.

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Originally Posted by Sylve

Did you even read my post?
Taken names are common, especially for streamers.
However, the difference is how that name is used.
If they just play normally, no one would even notice.
If they used the name and proclaimed they were someone they weren't, that's a crime and it has repercussions for the person being impersonated.
Public image is important to brands, even more so for streamers who can lose sponsorships and monetization if the impersonator manages to fool the right people.

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Yes I did read it. I guess you don't understand basic concepts.

Streamers do not own their name.

Having the same name as a streamer does not mean you're impersonating that streamer.

A streamer trying to build a brand using a common real life name that millions of people have is an exceptionally dumb streamer. No one is going to run into a "Sarah Jane" and automatically think "oh that must be the FFXIV streamer". If you really want to build a brand, pick a name that's both catchy and unique.

Sponsors probably aren't going to take action against a Sarah Jane streamer because of something a random Sarah Jane has done. If they're that dumb, find better sponsors.

To be honest, after this I'd just ditch the name lol. I've had a skinwalking ex-friend steal a past name which I openly changed and made sure everyone knew so that they knew the ex-friend was just a creepy weirdo and I've had an ex-partner steal a name too, in hopes I'd talk to them to get it back. Left them to gag and choke, anyone who needs your attention that much is down so astronomically bad, even acknowledging it pulls you down near their blackhole of desperation too. Couldnt be me. Shouldnt be you either. You can wake up and name yourself whatever you want any day of the week. You dont have to bargain or reason for a thing. People can take your name, your look, your tastes, but they can never take your identity nor can they take your attention if you dont let them and it sounds like thats all that person is after. Your attention.

Block them, see if GMs do anything but if they dont, happily change name and move on. They're likely to dump it anyway once they realize you've stopped caring since it'll no longer be of any use.

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Originally Posted by Menriq

This depends on if it's trademarked. I know Towelliee''s name is trademarked, and he's had several games force the company to give him the name and they have done so.

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Thats kindof different. Try trademarking the word hello, the courts wouldn't allow it. When your brand name is that common your name isn't special and isn't protected. Also that would also mean banning all the other 20 something players with it on the lodestone and the "thousands" of similar names. Thats not gonna happened. OP is in the wrong anyways.

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Originally Posted by Bsrking5

Thats kindof different. Try trademarking the word hello, the courts wouldn't allow it. When your brand name is that common your name isn't special and isn't protected. Also that would also mean banning all the other 20 something players with it on the lodestone and the "thousands" of similar names. Thats not gonna happened. OP is in the wrong anyways.

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Oh I'm not disagreeing, especially since it's a common name. I was just simply saying that a company giving a streamer their name might not be favoritism or a PR move, but rather a legal one.

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Originally Posted by Sylve

So .. you're more OK with literal crime than perceived favouritism?

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lmfao you and anyone who agrees with you are being ridiculous. this is basically bullying and very much a "just look away from the screen". harassment? yeah sure report to discord/in game when the person harasses the OP in game. otherwise? nothing the gms can do, Sarah Jane is literally the most plain name in the universe. SE shouldn't give the name away because "I had it first for my twitch and it's my brand!" pick a better name

there's no crime other than feeling entitled to an username lol