On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> Length of text is a criterion for copyright protection in the US.
>
> "The following are examples of works not subject to copyright and
> applications for registration of such works cannot be entertained:
>
> (a) Words and short phrases such as names, titles, and slogans;"
How can Ralph Lauren sue the American Polo Association to stop them from using the word "Polo" then? I've always thought that this was a really stupid lawsuit since the game was there for a least 100 years before Ralph, but there it is.
Leah Gadzikowski
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Received on Thu Aug 27 1998 - 16:39:41 GMT
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