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From: "Sandra Davis" <isolde@pstbbs.com>
To: <mn13189@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU>, "Minstrel Mailing List" <minstrel@pbm.com>
Subject: Re: minstrel: filk, theft, taste and other points of argument
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 11:37:27 -0700
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Regarding an absurd, Goliath vs. the little people situation, Eogan =
posted:

>. . . my little town of Franklin, with about 2000 full time residents,
>holds an annual Shortbread Bakeoff.  About a year ago we
>recieved notice from Pillsbury that "Bakeoff" is a registered =
>trademark of theirs and we were infringing on their business by =
>identifing our little small town deal with their annual Bakeoff with a =
>million dollar prise.
>They were afraid people would confuse the two.  So now we have
>an annual Shortbread Baking Competition instead.....  SO you=20
>never know who is watching. . .

No, you don't.  And the examples get even more ridiculous:
A friend I went to law school with is an entertainment law attorney, and =
he represents a little known, local, steel drum band called "The =
Toucans".  The Toucans are currently involved in a legal situation with =
Kellogg's Ceral Co., which is threatening to sue the band because they =
say the public will not be able to tell the difference between a =
breakfast cereal and a funky little steel drum band.  No kidding.  The =
battle has been raging for 4 years now.  More info available at: =
http://www.blarg.net/~toucans/LegalIndex.html .

-Isolde
(I know this wasn't a period/SCA music post, but it was about music & =
performers.........)


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