On May 2, 4:01=A0am, bible...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> DC COMICS BANS ALL PARODIES
> Even harmless ones such as =93Superrabbi=94
> =A0 =A0 =A0(Looks too much like Superman)
> DC COMICS Vs SUPERRABBI
That's why people invented "the man of peel", A.I., GPS, lasers,
and Internet for
the DC Comics wanks. Since the only thing more moronic than Jimmy
Olson
and a Kryptonite-reflex spaz trying to stop a cruise missile, is
Time-Warner
idiots and Elmer Fudd trying to stop one.
>
> Two big Issues:
> (1) Denial of Constitutional Rights of FREE SPEECH =96 to parody DC
> Comics characters (Superman).
> (2) Denial of Constitutional Rights to apply for a Trademark
> (Superrabbi).
>
> Apparently, DC Comics/Warner Brothers have co-opted the word
=91Super=92,
> so that any trademark with =91Super=92, is viciously attacked. =A0Even
> harmless parodies such as =91Superrabbi=92 are not allowed.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://www.superrabbi.com
>
> For example, I received a Frivolous, Threatening =91Cease and
> Desist=92 (C&W) Letter
> Making the ridiculous claim that Superrabbi =A0violates the Superman
> trademark:
> (1) =93=85When he flies his (Hasidic) jacket flutters in the wind just
> like Superman=92s cape..=94
> (2) The slogan =96 =93Faster Than A Speeding Bagel=94 is confusing.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Threatening Letter -
=A0http://www.flickr.c=
om/photos/bibledog
>
> This intimidating Cease and Desist letter was triggered by the
> application for the =91SUPERRABBI Trademark. And among other things, it
> makes the outrageous demand that you =93voluntarily withdraw your
> trademark application for =91Superrabbi=92, =A0OR ELSE!!=94
> Apparently, DC Comics wants to save money =A0(and humiliation if they
> lose) by not filing a formal opposition to the trademark. This is a
> gross abuse of Legal Power.
>
> Opposition to Superrabbi Trademark
> -http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?qs=3D77226777
>
> This is a landmark case; if I lose, than no one can ever parody a
> character owned by a major Entertainment company (DC Comics/Warner
> Brothers), even if the parody is completely harmless.
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