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| 'Ho White and the Seven Dwarves' beer advert angers Disney | |
| 2009-10-16 | |
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 They don't ... but they do have rights in the character depictions, which are pretty clearly used in that parody. And yeah, P2K is right re: their influence on the curren IP laws. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-10-16 21:06 |
| #3 As far as I remember the Snow White story predates Disney by several hundred years - I don't see how Disney can claim copyright on a fairy tale which has been around for hundreds of years. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-16 17:28 |
| #2 Disney was a leading player in corrupting our copyright laws from one of a limited 'lifetime' of the author to the inheritable and unlimited old royal patent that our founding fathers detested. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-16 15:40 |
| #1 I think this is definitely a more appropriate case of trademark protection than the "Monster" energy drink thugs going after "Vermonster" beer. |
| Posted by: Dar 2009-10-16 15:21 |