tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 16 20:22:58 1997
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Re: Klingon language copyright, WAS: RE: Thesaurus
- From: Bill Willmerdinger <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon language copyright, WAS: RE: Thesaurus
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 21:33:43 -0400
- Organization: IKV Crystal Dagger, Klingon Assault Group Rochester NY
- References: <[email protected]>
Chet Braun wrote:
> I've talked with my attorneys about Viacom's claim to copyright on the
> language and they still maintain that it cannot legally be used. They have
> *not* found any case law to refute that claim (Loglan vs. Lojban did not
> help) and I doubt anyone could afford to take them to court. A little
> research showed that Viacom goes out of its way to sue anybody over
> anything and has a history of winning. We have formally asked Viacom to
> elaborate on its claims to the language and they have not yet bothered to
> answer us.
Is there any possible precident from the Tolkien languages? Lawrence?
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