[stylist] Copyrighting titles

[Brad Dunse]

I'm not sure that those are copyrighted, I would guess registered 
trademarks which gets into the graphhics such as a logo? Song titles, 
books, and phrases really can't be copyrighted. An audio recording of 
an advertised slogan yes, a phrase written in a specific font or 
design, yes, but you can not copyright a title. Imagine how few 
books  or songs we would have today :). McDonald's for instance can 
trademark the golden arches   but not the letter "M", and evenb their 
name as it appears as a logo, but not the name itself. Think how 
disappointed those nursery rhyme folks would be to learn they've been 
feeding kids ideas of plagerism and infringements because old 
McDonald had a farm and just happen to have his name in bold letters 
out front of his place :). Nike can trademark their logo/name, and 
maybe even the "Just Do It" phrase as it might appear as a ad slogan 
in  graphics but not the words themselves.  If that were the case, 
they themselves would be in violation and subject to an infringement 
case by thousands of mothers across the country who used it in reply 
to their kid's refusing to clean their rooms long before Nike decided 
to self-servingly lay claim to it :). Graphic yes, word no.

Brad


On 1/21/2011  02:53 PM Bridgit Pollpeter said...
>I have seen titles replicated so I assume there is not copyright law
>prohibiting it, but I know you can copyright a catch phrase, like, "The
>Devil made me do it."  Paris Hilton was able to copyright, "That's hot."
>Disgusting!  *smirk*  Not sure how this works.
>
>What about tag lines or catch phrases like, "Just do it," or, "Be all
>you can be."  These are copyrighted, I believe.
>
>Bridgit
>
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