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Elise — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:23:32 +0000

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Comment on Patented Balls by Does Golf Need Corporate Logos?

Does Golf Need Corporate Logos? — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:17:00 +0000

[...] and played the clubs he wanted to play, wore the clothes he wanted to wear, and used the ball he wanted to use. While doubtless it was part publicity stunt (he has since signed with Scratch) [...]

Comment on Disney Gets Marvel, But Who Gets the Characters? by Superhero Slamdown

Superhero Slamdown — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:51:57 +0000

[...] Earlier this year I questioned whether Disney’s acquisition of Marvel Comics would have any effect on the long-running battle between Marvel and the heirs of Jack Kirby over the ownership rights to his creations (which are legion). To date, the answer appears to be “No.” The production of the new Captain America film continues apace, the studio remains mum on issues surrounding Marvel, and the lawsuits quietly drag on. The Kirby heirs, of course, want back the copyrights to Captain America, Thor, the Fantastic Four, and all the myriad characters created over the course of Kirby’s long association with Marvel, and have sent notices to Marvel seeking to reclaim them under the termination provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976. This (quite frankly understandable) desire to reclaim ownership of material created by kith and kin has resulted in the pending lawsuit in New York in which Marvel seeks a declaration that Kirby’s creations are work-for-hire, and a separate lawsuit by the Kirby heirs seeking recovery of the ownership rights of those creations (or, presumably, several hundred million dollars). [...]

Comment on Hey, You Stole My Title! by 10 Book Titles You Can't Own

10 Book Titles You Can't Own — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:46:05 +0000

[...] of the quirks of copyright law is that book titles cannot be copyrighted, with an exception if you write a series like Harry Potter and the Copyrighted Sequels. So every [...]

Comment on Wanna Get Lucky? by Science Will Change You

Science Will Change You — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:35:22 +0000

[...] Genes. Not Lucky, nor Levis, and certainly not your old childhood Wranglers. I’m referring to the scientific [...]

Comment on Who Owns Your Second Life? by The Plagiarist's Dilemma

The Plagiarist's Dilemma — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:01:39 +0000

[...] reality) my imagination is so incredibly vivid, dense and well-developed that I don’t need a Second Life — I already have one. And while I find this ceaseless urge to create a separate space for [...]

Comment on Trademark Whine by A Cheesy Trademark Battle

A Cheesy Trademark Battle — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:56:33 +0000

[...] you remember the big international trademark battles of yore? The almost mythical battles that set the stage for fifty years of international policy on [...]