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Superman and Copyright

natobasso (3953 pencils) | Thu, 2008-01-03 20:14
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Argh. For some reason I can't post to the recent thread called He is Not Safe. Here is my response:

In my mind, everybody owns Superman and I believe the original architects of the Constitution would agree with me whole-heartedly.

I don't think so. The ownership is currently in dispute in court as we speak; that doesn't mean fair use applies to this logo. If DC Comics loses the mark, it then goes to the original two creators and their heirs. It's not fair game for everyone to use as they please, in my view.

The writers of the Constitution weren't even dealing with patent or trademark cases when the wrote the constitution were they? Not sure, then, that these issues influenced them.

Patent Act, 1790

The Berne Convention of 1886 making copyright the domain of sovereign nations instead of bilateral

Examples of Copyright Infringement

If you look up 'superman' on uspto.gov you will find DC Comics currently owns the trademark/copyright but it's 'UNDER DISPUTE'.

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natobasso | Thu, 2008-01-03 20:37

Curses. Wrong again!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent

England followed with the Statute of Monopolies in 1623 under King James I, which declared that patents could only be granted for "projects of new invention." During the reign of Queen Anne (1702–1714), the lawyers of the English Court developed the requirement that a written description of the invention must be submitted.[15] These developments, which were in place during the Colonial period, formed the basis for modern English and United States patent law.

Maybe the Constitution's drafters had this issue in mind when it was written...
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Ivan | Thu, 2008-01-03 21:38

Sorry for your comment not appearing right away. It had too many links so the spam filter had a false positive. I manually approved it.

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natobasso | Thu, 2008-01-03 23:24

Thanks much! Thought it was something with the links. :)

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mara06 | Thu, 2008-01-03 23:27

Hey, Ivan! I finally get to see your new avatar. Very nice :-)

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