tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 10 23:49:07 2001
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Re: *Paramount* chaw'
At 21:03 10.05.01 -0500, you wrote:
>has lawyers who believe otherwise, but I think there's enough legal
>precedent to maintain that languages themselves cannot be copyrighted.
That's what I think too.
By the way, very often you see "Klingon (TM)" or "Star Trek (TM)" But have
you ever seen {tlhIngan(TM) Hol(TM) Da(TM)jatlh(TM)'a'(TM)?} ???! }}:-)
>Unfortunately, as a big-pockets corporation, Viacom can probably break
>anyone who tries to fight them on the issue.
Of course, you're right on this too. HoSqu' Viacom.
>As soon as you use the *name* "Klingon" without permission in a commercial
>work, however, you definitely run afoul of certain Intellectual Property
>laws.
Quvar
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