Re: New Apple II SuperSite Online

[tturner@ecn.ab.ca ()]

**** **** (***@***.com) wrote:
: Roy and/or Janet Miller wrote in message <39F4DC8F.99202797@inetnebr.com>...

: >I'm not sure what you mean by "IP"

: I hate having to write out "intellectual property". Yes I'm lazy.

: , nor have I heard of Disney suing anyone for
: >using a public domain story. However, if someone were to use images from
: one of
: >their moronic stories, that would be a violation of Disney's copyright.
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--> You may recieve in your mail, occasionally, those little `booklets'
    with deals on rug-cleaning, percentages off appliances, two-for-one
    on who-knows-what, etc.  One of those came in our mail about half a
    decade ago.  Not that we've not had plenty others before and after.

    This particular one showed a skiing holiday at some resort in the
    Rockies and offering *FUN* and money off of a package deal of some
    sort.  I didn't care as I firmly believe that if god had intended
    me to ski, he would have given me long, flat, waxed feet.  Anyway;
    what I noticed, is that they had superimposed an image of Mickey
    Mouse doing the skiing.  This was for a Canadian resort.  Someone
    apparently wrote to Disney and informed them of this, including
    the actual page from the `booklet'.  That resort continues to do
    it's advertising - to this day - but they no longer include any
    Disney images.  Qu'elle Surprise!  All I'm saying, is that one
    wouldn't think any one would be stupid enough to use a trademarked
    and/or copywrited image to help them sell their own product.  But,
    it obviously does happen.  As to Disney using `public' stories;
    yes, they do - and they put their own spin on whatever particular
    story they `do'.  However, the stores are in the public domain,
    due to many reasons, most commonly that of number of years past
    the original writers' lifetime.  If someone can prove that Disney
    has taken a proprietary `product' (story) that still belongs to
    a person, family or corporation - then, by all means, sue them.
    Otherwise, let it be . . .

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