12 Nov 2006
Sports Artist Sued for Mixing Crimson and Tide

This bit could be subtitled "Trademarks Run Wild"... and even more galling is that fact that the trademarks in question in this particular instance are those of a taxpayer funded university, and that the offending artist is presumably one of the taxpayers funding it.

So here's a novel proposition for consideration: should government institutions or works funded by the public through them be available to copyright/trademark/patent law? Or should they be treated as inherently public domain, since they were, in fact, paid for by the public? Why or why not?

Athletes, sports leagues and universities around the nation have become increasingly aggressive in protecting what they say is their intellectual property.

(link) [New York Times]

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