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nullchan ◴[] No.43906416[source]
Pretty sure Clippy is trademarked. Had the same idea but did not go through with it because of the TM.
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SoftTalker ◴[] No.43906628[source]
Trademarks have to actually be used to remain enforceable, I think. Not sure MS could claim Clippy after all this time, not that they might not try.
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1. shrinks99 ◴[] No.43908245{3}[source]
Microsoft uses Clippy for the paperclip emoji in the Fluent Emoji set. The trademark is why the open source version of Fluent Emoji doesn't use Clippy's likeness.