> It is generally not easy to tie up a character or the name of a
> character or a fictional place name or description in copyright.
> Trademark is generally the superior way to go to tie up a name.
But trademarks are also dependent on use, too; they don't exist in a vacuum.
What happens in the "Winnie the Pooh" situation? The text is PD in most of the world starting next year. Does Disney's vast array of WtP trademarks estop the use of the original work? Received on Mon Sep 18 2006 - 20:45:30 GMT
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