PEN-L
mailing list archive
[ Other Periods
| Other mailing lists
| Search
]
Date:
[ Previous
| Next
]
Thread:
[ Previous
| Next
]
Index:
[ Author
| Date
| Thread
]
Parody against IP or IP against parody?
- To: Progressive Economics list <pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Parody against IP or IP against parody?
- From: Bill Rosenberg <w.rosenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 09:37:44 +1200
- Thread-index: AcHeXTxor2xmT/pCT4u9TKD3YkWsaAAHuY7w
- Thread-topic: Parody against IP or IP against parody?
CAN FALWELL'S NAME BE TRADEMARKED TO PROTECT HIM AGAINST PARODY?
The Reverend Jerry Falwell has lodged a complaint with the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) charging that a Web site that
parodies him is violating his "common-law" trademark of his name. The
operator of the parody Web site says Falwell's name is not entitled to
trademark protection because he hasn't used it for the purpose of
identifying goods and services. WIPO is headquartered in Geneva,
Switzerland. (AP/San Jose Mercury News 4 Apr 2002)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3000509.htm
Copyright 2002. NewsScan Daily (R) is a publication of NewsScan.com Inc.
***********************************************************
- Thread context:
- Re: FW: Argentine Economists' Alternative Proposal,
Chris Burford Sun 07 Apr 2002, 22:57 GMT
- Timor and More,
Michael Perelman Sun 07 Apr 2002, 22:50 GMT
- Bureacracy: Forwarded from Jurriaan,
Michael Perelman Sun 07 Apr 2002, 21:58 GMT
- Parody against IP or IP against parody?,
Bill Rosenberg Sun 07 Apr 2002, 21:42 GMT
- More on E. Timor,
Michael Perelman Sun 07 Apr 2002, 21:40 GMT
- Powell has lost it now too...,
Ken Hanly Sun 07 Apr 2002, 21:27 GMT
- UN-Australia Deal Is Near on Timor Oil and Gas,
michael pugliese Sun 07 Apr 2002, 17:21 GMT
- Generals in court for actions in East Timor,
michael pugliese Sun 07 Apr 2002, 17:14 GMT
[ Other Periods
| Other mailing lists
| Search
]