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Holy See Declares a "Unique Copyright" On the Pope
An anonymous reader sends in news of what must be some kind of record in overreaching intellectual property claims: the Vatican has declared that the name, image, and any symbols of the Pope are for exclusive use of the Holy See. They may have a point if, as the declaration hints, some have used "ecclesiastical or pontifical symbols and logos to attribute credibility and authority to initiatives" unrelated to the Vatican. But how much room will they allow for fair use? Will high school newspapers have to remove the Papal Coat of Arms from their Vatican news columns? The royalty schedule was not released, so it's not clear how much Slashdot will have to pay to run this story (or if there will be a penalty for the accompanying pagan idol).
The ramifications are mostly due to the child molesting priests.
The Pope [tm] can suck my dick.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/sns-ap-us-inmate-name-copyright,0,6423024.story
BTW - The Catholic church has already paid out more than a Billion dollars in settlements for priests who are child molesters.
"Former SD lawmaker convicted of raping foster daughters claims copyright of name.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A former South Dakota lawmaker convicted of raping his two foster daughters has sent news organizations what he claims is a copyright notice that seeks to prevent the use of his name without his consent.
A letter and an accompanying document labeled "Common Law Copyright Notice" said former state Rep. Ted Alvin Klaudt is reserving a common-law copyright of a trade name or trademark for his name. It said no one can use his name without his consent, and anyone who does would owe him $500,000.
Klaudt was convicted in 2007 on four counts of second-degree rape for touching his teenage foster daughters' breasts and genitals in phony examinations he said could help them sell their eggs to infertile couples. He was sentenced to 44 years in prison for rape and 10 more years after pleading guilty to two counts of witness tampering.
The notice, received by The Associated Press and several other news organizations Monday, carried a return address that matched that of the state prison in Springfield, where Klaudt is being held :
That trick never works!
Why is that marked "Troll"? What he says is absolutely true. Catholic priests, around the globe, have a very long history of molesting boys. That cannot be denied.
Just look at the Papal seal, for fuck's sake. There's a penis, with a black bruised glans and cuts to the spout and scrotum, hanging from the bottom of it. The bear has an anus-licking tongue. And there's an African (sex?) slave in the top-left point of the shield.
child rape
-1, Pointless
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