Oh for crying out loud. Let's put this in perspective. Only Marvel and DC comics have the right to use the term "Super-Hero" to sell a comic or other publication.
That prohibits use of the term on the cover or title of any such publication by anyone else.
However, you can still write books about garishly costumed people with powers beyond those of the average man. You can even call them super heroes between the covers of the book! You just can't use the term in the marketing of the book.
Hey even mighty DC Comics ended up on the short end of that stick. They have the rights to the original Captain Marvel character (aka Billy Batson, as published originally in Fawcett Comics, later bought out by DC). However, during the time between Fawcett's last publication of the character and DC's resuming it, the trademark lapsed. Marvel Comics asserted trademark rights to any derivative of the term "Marvel" on a comic book. They even went so far as to create their own character named "Captain Marvel"
DC Still publishes books featuring their Captain Marvel, but cannot use his name on the cover of any of the comics. Nor on any related merchandise. Instead they refer to "Shazam!", the word used by Billy to become Capt. Marvel (and the name of the wizard who gave him those powers.
This is just a whining campaign by some people who were ignorant of the existing trademark on the term Super-Hero. They just have to stop using the term on the covers of their books. What's the big deal? ( They're probably doing all this complaining to get their book some cheap publicity, I guess)
"The film, which follows a pack of Emperor Penguins during an arduous mating season", had grossed $18.4 million by Wednesday"
Face it, penguin porn sells.;)
Seriously, everyone's pet theories about current films, public tastes, and MPAA ratings, relative to this film, can be thrown out the window as pure spin.
This film just happened to get good word of mouth and reviews that helped snowball it's press attention, and get it on to more screens and more people into those showings.
And if anyone brings it up again, any talk of the supposed current "slump" in ticket sales based on last year, fails to take into account the enormous added traffic that came from people that don't normally come to the theaters, that came to see "Passion of the Christ" last year.
There may be restrictions on contestants revealing results, and I'm sure the show's staff is under similar restrictions, but I doubt that there is much security over all this. Audience members could be the most likely blabbers.
Normally, such security isn't needed. I mean, most of the time the contestants are three nobodies.
But I doubt that this will hurt the ratings much.
The World Series of Poker was over last May, and ESPN enjoys incredible ratings over their broadcasts which are still in their first airings now.
I think the tone of the main article was a bit harsh.
There are many, many things that the MPAA does that deserves this treatment. Catching someone red handed, taping a movie in the theater, is not one of them.
The steps mentioned of having night vision goggles, and a tip line to catch actual piracy, are fair ones.
You should have saved the "Ass. Head Jack Valenti" line for another time. God knows they give us enough legit opportunities.
Assuming that the Bowie Knife was in checked luggage, it wouldn't have caused a problem. You can't access checked luggage while in-flight, and the rules on knives, box-cutters, etc. only apply to carry-on luggage and anything carried by the passengers.
I know someone who had a firearm in checked luggage. It requires some paperwork. Of course, it also has to be legal for the person to have the firearm in both the takeoff and landing points.
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I'm sorry, but...
Our bills have numbers on them... Clearly marked...
If you are too stupid to read numbers "color coding" will not help. Neither will different sizes.
Different sizes are fine for coins. But you shouldn't be so casual about your money that you hand out a $20 bill when you meant to hand out a $5.
Anyway, I don't think that Americans are up for having to buy new wallets to accomodate newly sized money like many had to do in Europe.
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Oh for crying out loud. Let's put this in perspective. Only Marvel and DC comics have the right to use the term "Super-Hero" to sell a comic or other publication.
That prohibits use of the term on the cover or title of any such publication by anyone else.
However, you can still write books about garishly costumed people with powers beyond those of the average man. You can even call them super heroes between the covers of the book! You just can't use the term in the marketing of the book.
Hey even mighty DC Comics ended up on the short end of that stick. They have the rights to the original Captain Marvel character (aka Billy Batson, as published originally in Fawcett Comics, later bought out by DC). However, during the time between Fawcett's last publication of the character and DC's resuming it, the trademark lapsed. Marvel Comics asserted trademark rights to any derivative of the term "Marvel" on a comic book. They even went so far as to create their own character named "Captain Marvel"
DC Still publishes books featuring their Captain Marvel, but cannot use his name on the cover of any of the comics. Nor on any related merchandise. Instead they refer to "Shazam!", the word used by Billy to become Capt. Marvel (and the name of the wizard who gave him those powers.
This is just a whining campaign by some people who were ignorant of the existing trademark on the term Super-Hero. They just have to stop using the term on the covers of their books. What's the big deal? ( They're probably doing all this complaining to get their book some cheap publicity, I guess)
"The film, which follows a pack of Emperor Penguins during an arduous mating season", had grossed $18.4 million by Wednesday"
;)
Face it, penguin porn sells.
Seriously, everyone's pet theories about current films, public tastes, and MPAA ratings, relative to this film, can be thrown out the window as pure spin.
This film just happened to get good word of mouth and reviews that helped snowball it's press attention, and get it on to more screens and more people into those showings.
And if anyone brings it up again, any talk of the supposed current "slump" in ticket sales based on last year, fails to take into account the enormous added traffic that came from people that don't normally come to the theaters, that came to see "Passion of the Christ" last year.
There may be restrictions on contestants revealing results, and I'm sure the show's staff is under similar restrictions, but I doubt that there is much security over all this. Audience members could be the most likely blabbers.
Normally, such security isn't needed. I mean, most of the time the contestants are three nobodies.
But I doubt that this will hurt the ratings much.
The World Series of Poker was over last May, and ESPN enjoys incredible ratings over their broadcasts which are still in their first airings now.
So I guess you would call that a Beowolf cluster-fuck...
I think the tone of the main article was a bit harsh.
There are many, many things that the MPAA does that deserves this treatment. Catching someone red handed, taping a movie in the theater, is not one of them.
The steps mentioned of having night vision goggles, and a tip line to catch actual piracy, are fair ones.
You should have saved the "Ass. Head Jack Valenti" line for another time. God knows they give us enough legit opportunities.
Assuming that the Bowie Knife was in checked luggage, it wouldn't have caused a problem. You can't access checked luggage while in-flight, and the rules on knives, box-cutters, etc. only apply to carry-on luggage and anything carried by the passengers.
I know someone who had a firearm in checked luggage. It requires some paperwork. Of course, it also has to be legal for the person to have the firearm in both the takeoff and landing points.
I'm sorry, but...
Our bills have numbers on them... Clearly marked...
If you are too stupid to read numbers "color coding" will not help. Neither will different sizes.
Different sizes are fine for coins. But you shouldn't be so casual about your money that you hand out a $20 bill when you meant to hand out a $5.
Anyway, I don't think that Americans are up for having to buy new wallets to accomodate newly sized money like many had to do in Europe.