Reusing names of characters, locations, etc is allowed because they are not subject to copyright (only trademark, and in very specific cases). But it is bad on unfair to do so?
Reusing names of characters, locations, etc is allowed because they are not subject to copyright (only trademark, and in very specific cases). But it is bad on unfair to do so?
It depends, if it’s not satire, having the full cast of Star Wars by name is pretty sketchy stuff, even if they are in the Friends storyline.
But not being able to use New York because someone else has is a silly thought.