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  • From: Sigmascape1 AT cs.com
  • To: cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: General Questions about Licensing
  • Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:45:31 -0400

Hello!

I am new to the list. This is my first post.

Over the years, I've found intellectual property issues interesting,
especially in the entertainment world. As a comic book fan, its really
interesting to read about issue relating to 'who owns what characters.' I
realize that CC is primarily concerned with copyright issues, and the various
ways to free or partially free content by using various licenses. What about
trademarks? For example, is there any way to create, using my comic book
interest, a character, establish a formal or informal trademark on the
character, and then create comic book content that would be then licensed
under some sort of CC license, and use CC or a CC-like license the entire way?

>From what I have read while researching IP, a trademark must be 'defended'
>so that it is preserved. Wouldn't the same be true of a standard copyright?
>If I wrote a poem, and wanted to reserve all rights to it using the current
>copyright law, wouldn't I have to defend it against rampant copying or
>protect it against someone else claiming ownership?

Hopefully, I am making sense. I'm just curious how far CC and CC-like
concepts can be pushed when it comes to complete, end-to-end concepts
relating to some IP.

Thanks!!!

MLF




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