I was on a job once and received a notice that we were using "pioneer village" in our
website, and title of our village.  In fact, it was the "XX pioneer village".  With our name in the front "pioneer village" it separated us from the organization that was protesting us using the title/name "pioneer village".

I noticed with your reference that copyright does not apply to:
Ideas 
Titles 
Names 
Short phrases 
Works in the public domain 
Mere facts 
Logos and slogans (although protected by trademark) 
Blank forms that only collect information rather than provide information. 
URL'S (i.e., a link to a web site   

Every early historic towns in the west were all "pioneer villages"  * so how can common use names be copyrighted?  It is like copyrighting' "salt and pepper" or "bathroom".  Any feelings?

John Martinson
  
>>> [log in to unmask] 3/16/2005 7:32:13 AM >>>
A few months ago, yes I procrstinate, we had a long discussion on the above topic. IN the new Technology and learning magazine they adressed this topic so I thought I would share the websites they suggest in adressing the above topics. By the way did anyone else recently vote for Woodrow wilson for President?

Letter to the copyright owner requesting permission to copy:
www.umuc/edu/library/sample.html 

Copyright and Schools:
www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum/copyright/index.htm 

Copyright Bay:
www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/ 

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