Re: Copyright for Venice

From: Andrea de Polo <andrea[_at_]alinari.it>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 12:52:29 +0100

On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Bernard F. Reilly <reilly[_at_]chicagohistory.org> wrote:
>
> Andrea -- My understanding is that the name itself could not be
> copyrighted, but that a particular "expression" of that name, like
> the Hollywood hillside sign, can be registered for patent protection
> as a trade name or trademark.

Interesting...

According to the magazine from where I got this news, the mayor of Venice would like to apply the trademark AND the copyright to anything related to Venice: name, usage of the city name for commercial purposes, re-creation of the city on other locations (see Las Vegas for example, ecc.).

I understand from this list that this intent from the major is going to be very difficult to achieve: I agree with you! I just want to raise here the awareness about this matter.

Cheers; Andrea

Andrea de Polo
<andrea[_at_]alinari.it>

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