tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 03 16:16:32 2006
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Re: Hamlet
- From: "Andrey Kuznetsov" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Hamlet
- Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 16:16:12 -0700
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How can they renew it? WHo sold it in the first place? And who can
sell\rent it out to Paramount again?
On 5/1/06, Shane MiQogh <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote: Voragh:
> > >Makes sense as this was *not* published by Pocket Books, but by the Klingon
> > >Language Institute (which is licensed by Paramount).
>
> Andrey:
> >Huh? The Klingon Language Institute is licensed by Paramount. What
> >does that mean?
>
> I'm not sure of the details (ask Lawrence), but I imagine that it's
> official permission to publish and sell Star Trek related items. I don't
> know if the KLI had to pay for this licence or give Paramount a
> percentage. Since the KLI is a not for profit organization, it may just be
> a matter of acknowledging Paramount's trademarks to keep the lawyers
> happy. Yes, the words "Klingon", "Star Trek", etc. are copyrighted and are
> trademarks - that's {malja' per} in Klingon - of Paramount Pictures.
>
> Look at the SkyBox cards. ("SkyBox International was a company that made
> trading cards. Along with the baseball and auto racing and other sports
> cards they published, they also had several series of Star Trek trading
> cards. [...] They produced a set of cards for each of the first six seasons
> of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and each set had a number of "special"
> cards. Three of the special cards in each set contain Klingon text and an
> English translation; the cards give credit to Marc Okrand for the Klingon."
> [ghunchu'wI']). I'm told that versions of following bilingual copyright
> notice is printed on each card or their containers:
>
> TM, (R) (c) je tera' DIS wa'-Hut-Hut-vagh Paramount Pictures.
> Hoch SeH. Paramount Pictures malja' permey bIH Star Trek pong'e'
> Deghmey'e' je. bIH lo' SkyBox International, Inc. 'e' chaw'.
>
> TM, (R) c.1995 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. "Star
> Trek" and related marks are trademarks of Paramount Pictures.
> SkyBox International, Inc. Authorized user.
>
> IOW SkyBox International Inc. is licensed by Paramount to sell Star Trek
> merchandise.
>
> >So if I use Klingon, write, read, mention it, Paramount could get
> >upset? What's the copyright deal\limit?
>
> Of course not. But try manufacturing and selling significant amounts of
> Klingon-related merchandise and you may attract the attention of
> Paramount's lawyers, who have shut down unauthorized vendors for trademark
> infringement. Just ask martial artist Chet Brown who made the mistake of
> selling his "Secret Fighting Arts of the Warrior Race" (a beautifully done
> bat'leth manual) online and at conventions without a licence IIRC. He
> didn't have the wherewithal to hire lawyers and fight Paramount in court
> and he eventually agreed to recall and destroy all unsold copies.
>
>
>
> --
> Steven L. Boozer
> Cataloging Department [email protected]
> University of Chicago Library (773) 702-8726
>
>
>
>
> The copywrite runs out one day, just hope and pray for that day to come soon that they don't renew it.
>
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