Arawn999
Since: Dec, 2013
Aug 14th 2016 at 4:56:42 PM
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Disney owns Zorro? I thought that Zorro Productions, Inc. claimed ownership despite it being ruled that Zorro is in the public domain
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zero24
Since: May, 2011
Jan 18th 2012 at 3:57:43 PM
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Aught be a redirect to Disney Owns This Trope instead of cut. Should have thought that through.
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PaulA
Since: Jan, 2010
Jan 18th 2012 at 7:02:45 PM
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It is Disney Owns This Trope. Read about The Problem with Pen Island.
Edited by PaulA
If I'm not mistaken, part of trademark law (as opposed to copyright) is that a trademark holder *has* to protect the trademark if the holder wants to maintain it. If you allow usage to some and then try to restrict it to others, it can be considered passed into public usage and then anyone can use it for any purpose, including subverting the original intent. It would be only fair to note that in the article. (I.e., it's not always *just* a matter of greedy corporations preying upon the little guy.)