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Canadian Gov't Grants Olympics Ownership of Winter
An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist reports that the Canadian government has introduced new legislation that grants Vancouver Olympic organizers broad powers to police the use of any commercial use of the words associated with the Olympics. These incredibly include 'winter, Vancouver, and games.' As Geist notes, the government 'has no time to deal with spam, spyware, privacy, or net neutrality, but commits to legislation on behalf of the organizers of a sporting event?'"
Don't, you, wish, we, could, afford, to, buy, our, own, legislators? Life, would, be, so, much, easier, if, all, your, words, are, belong, to, me!
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Dear Mr. Zonk and Cmdrtaco,
t has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of the copyrighted words "WINTER", "VANCOUVER" and "OLYMPICS" (the "Work") in the preparation of a Slashdot article entitled "CANADIAN GOV'T GRANTS OLYMPICS OWNERSHIP OF WINTER" (the "Article"). I have reserved all rights in the Work, granted my the Canadian Government. Your work entitled "CANADIAN GOV'T GRANTS OLYMPICS OWNERSHIP OF WINTER" is essentially identical to the Work and clearly used the Work as its basis.
As you neither asked for nor received permission to use the Work as the basis for the Article nor to make or distribute copies, including electronic copies, of same, I believe you have willfully infringed my rights under 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages as high as $150,000 as set forth in Section 504(c)(2) therein.
I demand that you immediately cease the use and distribution of all infringing works derived from the Work, and all copies, including electronic copies, of same, that you deliver to me, if applicable, all unused, undistributed copies of same, or destroy such copies immediately and that you desist from this or any other infringement of my rights in the future. If I have not received an affirmative response from you by [date give them about 2 weeks] indicating that you have fully complied with these requirements, I shall take further action against you.
Very truly yours,
The Krazy Kanuck Kommitee
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
What about the the First Amendment? What? They dont have that in Canada? How about the Second? They dont have that either? Well at least they got pot.
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I'll be fine, I don't believe in those entities anyway.
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Ever wonder why you often hear the superbowl referred to as "The Big Game"? Because the NFL owns the word "Superbowl" so it can't be used without their express, written permission. I guess broadcasters won't be able to refer to the "Winter Games" in Canada?
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Just wanted to get that in for our Canadian friends. If you read this in Canada, I am hereby claiming "Prior Art" and granting all Canadians free use of any or all parts of the phrase "Vancouver Winter Games" in perpetuity.
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