Re: trademarking "super-hero"



On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:58:28 -0500, "sinister"
<sinister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/03/18/marvel_comics_steali.html

First 'graph:

Saturday, March 18, 2006
Marvel Comics: stealing our language
Marvel Comics is continuing in its bid to steal the word "super-hero" from
the public domain and put it in a lock-box to which it will control the key.
Marvel and DC comics jointly filed a trademark on the word "super-hero."
They use this mark to legally harass indie comic companies that make
competing comic books.

Well, with M$ getting ownership of "Windows," I'm practicing saying,
"transparent-barrier building apertures," so I don't have to pay them
royalties every time I ask for more or less ventilation...

-- Roy L
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