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The Real Monsters Behind Godzilla

Posted by kdawson on from the radioactively-enhanced-cash-cow dept.

eldavojohn writes "A Wired blog looks at the real monsters behind Godzilla: his lawyers. Do you think Godzilla is basically a glorified T. Rex? Guess again, as his lawyers have tirelessly argued: 'He's erect-standing. He's got muscular arms, scaly skin and spines on back and tail and he breathes fire and has a furrowed brow, he's got an anthropomorphic torso. The T. rex has emaciated bird-like arms and stands at a 45-degree angle.' Read on to find out why they targeted the site davezilla.com but not mozilla.org. Another abuse of the American trademark & copyright system? You decide — just don't make a float of him or you'll find yourself paying an undisclosed sum to Toho Co. Ltd."

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  1. Helpless people on subway trains... by Count+Fenring · · Score: 5, Funny

    Helpless people on subway trains
    Scream to God, as he puts liens on their assets to cover the cost of legal proceedings!
    GODZILLA!

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  2. Luckily... by pwnies · · Score: 5, Funny

    We have ethical machines to deal with lawyers like these.

  3. TROGDOR! by KDR_11k · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's got an S, a more different S, consummate Vs, spinities, wings, a beefy arm for good measure, angry eyebrows floating above his head and he comes IN THE NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!

    --
    Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
  4. Re:Tempest in a teapot by Lostlander · · Score: 5, Funny

    How would slashdotters feel if somebody started selling a Linux branded cabernet with a picture of Tux on it without permission?

    Most likely? Drunk.

  5. Pepsi by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    godzilla is decades old. ip law should time out after a decade, at worst

    "Godzilla" is a trademark, and exclusive rights in trademarks are perpetual by design. Should Coca-Cola be allowed to pass its own products off as Pepsi, just because Pepsi has been around since 1903?