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Canadian Mint Claims Rights To Words "One Cent"
knorthern knight writes "A weird intersection of copyright/trademark with politics is playing out in Canada. Short background: various Canadian cities and municipalities have launched a publicity/lobbying campaign seeking a fixed take from the GST (Goods and Services Tax, a national Canadian sales tax similar to European VAT). The amount sought is 1 cent for each dollar of the purchase price. This is summarized by the slogan 'One Cent of the GST NOW.' According to a press release, the Royal Canadian Mint (the federal agency that prints Canadian paper currency and stamps Canadian coins) has demanded from the City of Toronto $47,680 in royalties for use of the phrase 'one cent', and the image of the Canadian penny. $10,000 covers the use of the words 'one cent' in the campaign website address (www.onecentnow.ca) and email address (onecentnow@toronto.ca). An additional $10,000 is demanded for the use of these words in the campaign phone number (416-ONE-CENT). The remaining $27,680 covers the use of the image of the Canadian penny in printed materials such as pins and posters." Here's a National Post article on the brouhaha.
Oh shit...
Is that one cent, or point zero one of a cent?
At the bottom of the
If you think its bad, consider how much Curtis James Jackson III will end up paying ;)
liqbase
Loonies!
This makes absolutely no cents! ;-)
..only in America.
Please hand in your cents, coins and dollar bills.
What, did you actually think you owned those?
In general, it is safe and legal to kill your children. -- POSIX Programmer's Guide
That makes a lot of cents.
Take that you smug little bastards! You sit up there all pointing and laughing at how insane the IP system has gotten in the US... HAH! Welcome to the new world, not so smug now eh? One Cent...holy crap... And its not even some profit mongering megacorp up there, its your freakin federal agency suing the city. On top of that the irony involved in the fact that the whole thing is about trying to get 'one cent' out of the tax, and the government response is to charge them for asking for it! Aaaahahahahahaa. Now maybe you won't be so damned smug when stupid shit happens here down south of you.
The only change I can believe in is what I find in my couch cushions.
Thanks Bullwinkle, a ruble for your troubles!
No! Not one red cent!
Your sig(k) has been stolen. There is a puff of smoke!
Sincerely
Darl McBride
I'd be more inclined to drop it to them from a great height.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
True enough. USA pennies have used the phrase "ONE CENT" for more than one hundred years. If Canada's mint wants to claim "ONE CENT" as their trademark, they'll have to duke it out at the highest court in the land.
Take that, strong Canadian dollar!