When Barry White first broke into the music business,
my former brother-in-law was his manager.  Instead of
Love Unlimited, they wanted to call it Mo Soul. 
Motown threatened to sue them for the use of the word
"Mo."  Go figure.


--- John Martinson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>   


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