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The NFL, as you know defends their copyright of the term "Superbowl" with religious fervor. Bars, clubs,restraunts etc resort to calling it "The Big Game" when advertising they will have it on their television. The NFL's respose is either 1) Create a low-cost license so people can use the word superbowl or 2) Try to copyright "the big game". picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago tags nfl superbowl copyright big game |
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Claiming it's a violation of copyright laws, the NFL Pulls Plug On Big-Screen Church Parties For Super Bowl. 11 comments edit related share sportsWhat's next, bars and restaurants? picked by buddha 10 months ago |
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It's long been believed that cease-and-desist letter that have no new creative expression and are merely boilerplates are likely not covered by copyright. The group Public Citizen hit back against this law firm's claims, but surprisingly, a judge has now agreed that you can copyright cease-and-desist letters. Discussion here. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Have you ever wandered how they superimpose the first-down line on televised football games? or provide a three-dimensional representation of the speed, timing and distance of the football thrown from a quarterback to his receiver? We’ll take a look at some of the inside technology CBS will be using when the Bears and Colts go head to head on Superbowl Sunday. picked by secretsather 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A Chicago Bears fan today legally changed his name to Peyton Manning after losing a Superbowl bet. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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At association of American Publishers annual meeting in New York, Thomas Rubin, Microsoft's associate general counsel for copyright, trademark, and trade secrets, said that Google "systematically violates copyright," that it creates no content of their own and make money on the backs of other people's content by selling advertising. picked by Zargon5 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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This book traces the story of copyright from its adoption in this country over 210 years ago through the headline issues posed by the Internet and the digitizing of creative works. This book focuses upon the entertainment industries, and the technologies that make them possible. It belongs on the bookshelf of every creative person, or everyone who is interested in what such people create. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A different and fairly challenging word game. (This online version has a limited number of questions and is only available for Explorer users). picked by ogri2003 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
