tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 28 09:41:35 1997
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Quality-qoq: was "Soldiers of the Empire" and KGT
qaSDI' 07:53 AM 8/28/97 -0700, ghItlh HetaQ:
>BTW, we are not being sued any longer. We have signed a settlement
>agreement, wrote a check to them for "damages", and agreed to destroy
>remaining inventory of the books by the end of September. Absolutely no
>interest on their part to give us licensing, the main reason being "quality
>control".
Outrageous! Though not totaly unexpected, I supose.
>Cultural observer, yes, exactly. And we are the culture he is observing.
> Many references and additions are due not to Paramount but to the real
>users of the language, us. Yet we are restricted in our use of the
>language that is due, more and more, to *our* culture. How many instances
>in KGT are really creations due to us lowly fan-boys?
<'I'>, <nughI'>, & <vegh> come to mind.
And now Viacom
>claims ownership of even these! Furthermore has Paramount received
>licensing from A&W and others for derived use of *their* trademarks for
>Paramounts profit? I bet not.
Good point. Perhapse someone should mention that t A&W, and the V8 people.
I'd love to see Paramount on the defensive for a change!
SuSvaj