Talk:Dakota Winchester/@comment-36277500-20200127125303/@comment-3452092-20200127204037

While it's possible that the author played the game and named this character that as a joke (or maybe as an homage), it's more likely that it's a coincidence.

As for the copyright/trademark thing, no worries. I'd say the majority of English speaking people don't know the difference. The main reason I do is because I am working toward becoming a published author and in that line of work, knowing the difference and how to get both (or in the case of copyright, how to register it, since it is automatic, but registering proves that it's yours if someone tries to steal your work) is pretty important.