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There isn't an official confirmed source, it is a fan theory based on GW's past history and recent actions. The details are;
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There isn\'t an official confirmed source, it is a fan theory based on GW\'s past history and recent actions. The details are;
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* They once tried to claim that they owned the term 'Space Marine' in the Spots the Space Marine controversy. They failed to make that stick and there was backlash.
* Later, Games Workshop took Chapter House Studios to court because they made conversions for things Games Workshop had mentioned in the lore but never made models for or depicted in the art. Games Workshop ''failed'' to argue the majority of the copyright breaches (in layman terms, it would be like taking a lawsuit against every person who made a conversion using GW models). As a result, all units and characters without models were cut from all of their franchises.
* Games Workshop would go on to rename the Imperial Guard the
* Later, Games Workshop took Chapter House Studios to court because they made conversions for things Games Workshop had mentioned in the lore but never made models for or depicted in the art. Games Workshop ''failed'' to argue the majority of the copyright breaches (in layman terms, it would be like taking a lawsuit against every person who made a conversion using GW models). As a result, all units and characters without models were cut from all of their franchises.
* Games Workshop would go on to rename the Imperial Guard the
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* They once tried to claim that they owned the term \'Space Marine\' in the Spots the Space Marine controversy. They failed to make that stick and there was backlash.
* Later, Games Workshop took Chapter House Studios to court because they made conversions for things Games Workshop had mentioned in the lore but never made models for or depicted in the art. Games Workshop \'\'failed\'\' to argue the majority of the copyright breaches (in layman terms, it would be like taking a lawsuit against every person who made a conversion using GW models). As a result, all units and characters without models were cut from all of their franchises.
* Games Workshop would go on to rename the Imperial Guard the \"Astra Militarum\".
* In Age of Sigmar the character Malekith the Witch King forgot most of his memories and name and renamed himself Malerion. This memory loss and rename didn\'t happen to any other character; Games Workshop\'s Malekith shares the same name as Marvel Comics Malekith, who is also an evil Dark Elf king.
** Also in Age of Sigmar, every race, faction and model that didn\'t have a unique name was renamed so they could be patented. The most egregious example is calling elves \"aelves\". See the TabletopGames/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar page for more examples.
* Games Workshop can\'t patent the names \"eldar\" or \"tau\". Tolkien invented the word eldar for his elves (the word means \"children of the stars\"), so if Tolkien\'s estate wanted to take Games Workshop to court for that they have a plausible case. The word \"Tau\" has many uses and meanings (including the 19th letter in the Greek Alphabet and the name of a proposed spacecraft) so it is technically public domain. The eldar and tau were renamed \"aeldari\" and \"t\'au\" respectively, but other races such as the tyranids, orks and necrons escaped this renaming. As to why the Space Marines weren\'t renamed yet, Games Workshop has consistently shown blatant, and at times unreasonable, [[CreatorsPet favoritism towards their Space Marines]].
* Later, Games Workshop took Chapter House Studios to court because they made conversions for things Games Workshop had mentioned in the lore but never made models for or depicted in the art. Games Workshop \'\'failed\'\' to argue the majority of the copyright breaches (in layman terms, it would be like taking a lawsuit against every person who made a conversion using GW models). As a result, all units and characters without models were cut from all of their franchises.
* Games Workshop would go on to rename the Imperial Guard the \"Astra Militarum\".
* In Age of Sigmar the character Malekith the Witch King forgot most of his memories and name and renamed himself Malerion. This memory loss and rename didn\'t happen to any other character; Games Workshop\'s Malekith shares the same name as Marvel Comics Malekith, who is also an evil Dark Elf king.
** Also in Age of Sigmar, every race, faction and model that didn\'t have a unique name was renamed so they could be patented. The most egregious example is calling elves \"aelves\". See the TabletopGames/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar page for more examples.
* Games Workshop can\'t patent the names \"eldar\" or \"tau\". Tolkien invented the word eldar for his elves (the word means \"children of the stars\"), so if Tolkien\'s estate wanted to take Games Workshop to court for that they have a plausible case. The word \"Tau\" has many uses and meanings (including the 19th letter in the Greek Alphabet and the name of a proposed spacecraft) so it is technically public domain. The eldar and tau were renamed \"aeldari\" and \"t\'au\" respectively, but other races such as the tyranids, orks and necrons escaped this renaming. As to why the Space Marines weren\'t renamed yet, Games Workshop has consistently shown blatant, and at times unreasonable, [[CreatorsPet favoritism towards their Space Marines]].
