Why do my content network ads get disapproved for having the word Wii in them, but when I do a search for "wii *games, downloads, etc*" there are
over 20 ads all containing the word wii?

I get the dreaded copyright for reason of disapproved ads. This is pissing me off!

worldly,
Thanks for the tip, I will give that a try. I'm still wondering how all these other guys get away with it. Google hates me............ lol

Try this.
When putting a trademarked term in your headline or a drug name like ephedra or something type it like this. If you are using content, "Get the new W{if:content}ii now." If you are using search then use if:search. You have to include the letters so make sure your headline fits space provided.

Try it, Adwords may not have caught up yet.

Ooo, thanks for the tip. I'll try that if I ever decide to pursue adwords again.

lol