tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3822472746391745064..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: S. Claus, Esq: Intellectual Property SuperstarVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-81934288327920334322012-11-10T17:43:47.846+00:002012-11-10T17:43:47.846+00:00Dear Kat:
I beg to differ, but Santa Claus is a m...Dear Kat:<br /><br />I beg to differ, but Santa Claus is a miserable failure in IP terms. Walt Disney would never have let him slip into generic status - and worse still, the public domain.<br /><br />Good old Walt would have made a cartoon called “Steamboat Santa”, filed for trademarks here, there and everywhere and lobbied for copyright protection for forever, less a millisecond.<br /><br />It’s positively un-American to have let such valuable IP go un-monopolized. Come to think of it, the English have been almost as remiss with Scrooge.<br /><br />Just think if the two “franchises” could have been combined into one great blockbuster movie and video game empire with prequels, sequels and merchandising. We might not now be on the brink of another world financial collapse.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />HansHans Sachsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-82170508952542511982012-11-09T16:51:35.556+00:002012-11-09T16:51:35.556+00:00Have a look at pages 6, 15 and 29 of the Birmingha...Have a look at pages 6, 15 and 29 of the Birmingham Post Ask the Expert Column, at<br />http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?EID=f322b9ff-7ec4-4473-9855-bcf19921e337Chris Moorenoreply@blogger.com