I didn't think it was possible to copyright a number...?
They probably couldn't use an English 4 because they didn't have the resources to defend against the copyright enforcement action(s) by The Thing, The Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic and the Human Torch. You'd think they could bring in a team of PKMN to counter those guys, but oh well...
Imagine if Pokemon-ex had been "Pokemon-X". I bet some folks would get upset about that.I didn't think it was possible to copyright a number...?
prodigal_ fanboy said:We live in a litigious society - better to avoid trouble with a moneyed industry than go with what's simplest.
This has sparked some interest in me (I'm sure others are thinking this too): I think I'm gonna go learn how to write numbers 1-10 in Japanese.
You can already do 1-3 (really, you can. I promise!)