tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post8220383998442574270..comments2023-11-30T03:44:34.585-05:00Comments on Opinions Nobody Asked For: Weird Copyright IssueJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11683622475941901572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-48656765981540891002007-04-30T21:33:00.000-04:002007-04-30T21:33:00.000-04:00Pierce: Here's an article more specifically dealin...Pierce: <A HREF="http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660205539,00.html" REL="nofollow">Here's an article</A> more specifically dealing with the trademark issue.<BR/><BR/>Y'all are right - it's a trademark issue, not a copyright issue. My mistake.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683622475941901572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-36267780330795540022007-04-30T20:03:00.000-04:002007-04-30T20:03:00.000-04:00Couple of things. First: you, jacob, and boingboi...Couple of things. First: you, jacob, and boingboing all link to the same Salt Lake Tribune article, which doesn't say that the church threatened legal action. It just says they "asked." Am I missing a source here?<BR/><BR/>Second: this would be a case of potential trademark infringement, not copyright. This is notable because trademark protections typically only apply within the owners' specific "market," which I guess in this case would be religion. So if the catholics started using the image of Moroni's trumpet, there might be a legal problem. But the coffee shop should be able to use it with impunity, particularly for the purposes of parody. So even if there was a threat of a lawsuit, they would almost certainly have won if they saw it through to the end.<BR/><BR/>Third: as far as parody goes, this seems pretty lame. Doesn't really affect the legal issues, I just thought I'd note it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305392362522857016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-18701595272813808642007-04-30T18:13:00.000-04:002007-04-30T18:13:00.000-04:00I don't really remember my copyright all that well...I don't really remember my copyright all that well, but doesn't this raise serious free-speech issues ala parody? Could be the coffee shop just backed down because it was cheaper and easier?Matthew B. Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441950586412209361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603499.post-65616748404447285772007-04-30T16:30:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:30:00.000-04:00Note that copyright protection expires. The fact ...Note that copyright protection expires. The fact that theirs hasn't should merely serve to point out how new and ridiculous the LDS church and their beliefs are. But, if they wanted to re-draw their own depiction of Moroni (which could probably be pretty close the church's), they wouldn't run afoul of copyright. They still might have trademark problems (and trademarks, in theory, never expire).Barzelayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075421599258160312noreply@blogger.com