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Originally Posted by wizwor
Finally, nothing irks me more than to read that someone got a cease and desist after showing up at a birthday party dressed as a purple dinosaur.
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That generally has nothing to do with copyright. And trademarks
must be defended, or you lose them. There's a lot of stupidity in trademark C&Ds, yes, but it's far more understandable stupidity than what you imply.
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Originally Posted by wizwor
No work created with public money should ever enjoy any protection.
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Very little of what is on PBS (including Barney) was "created with public money." (Especially nowadays, when PBS gets so little public money to begin with.)
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Originally Posted by wizwor
Scott's real problem is that technology has made it possible for people who are not as interested in profiting from ideas as sharing them are producing content that is good enough for many people. Time to look for a real job, Scott.
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That's hard to argue with, though.