"Happy Birthday" words and music copyrighted Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill, 1934. "Doc" is a trademark of the Walt Disney Company™.
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by D. Weinberger at July 29, 2003 09:15 AM
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Here, here.
I mean it looks like Doc was born right here in the NYC area.
If you google "Doc," number one is the Dept. of Commerce. Very interesting story: "The Bush Administration today announced unprecedented federal initiatives designed to organize the federal government’s climate change science research system along with funding for global climate observation." Who wrote, "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."?
Googling "Happy Birthday" you can begin to get an idea into the litigious history (see link below) of this ditty along with its earning potential: "approximately 2 million dollars in licensing revenue each year."
Many years ago, TSR published an Indiana Jones roleplaying game, on the basis of a license from Lucasfilm . TSR took s very seriously; and Lucasfilm had supplied them with a list of Indiana Jones-related trademarks they expected TSR to comply with. I have to assume that the list was compiled by some screen assistant, who simply went throught the screenplay, and decided that every character mentioned was a Trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. . Thus, "Nazi One", "Nazi Two," and indeed "Nazi" were evidently Registered Trademarks of Lucasfilm, Ltd.
TSR duly ensured that whenever the term "Nazi" was used in its Indiana Jones Roleplaying game, a symbol was appropriately attached.
As far as I know, no one ever asked Adolf via Oujee what he thought of this.
PS: I very much doubt that "Doc" is a defensible trademark, and if so, surely only for particular uses. After all, the color pink is a trademark of the Owens Corning corporation--but only when used for fiberglass insulation.
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Here, here.
I mean it looks like Doc was born right here in the NYC area.
If you google "Doc," number one is the Dept. of Commerce. Very interesting story: "The Bush Administration today announced unprecedented federal initiatives designed to organize the federal government’s climate change science research system along with funding for global climate observation." Who wrote, "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."?
Googling "Happy Birthday" you can begin to get an idea into the litigious history (see link below) of this ditty along with its earning potential: "approximately 2 million dollars in licensing revenue each year."
http://www.ibiblio.org/team/fun/birthday/
Best wishes for the godfather of blogging. BK
Posted by: Bill K. | July 29, 2003 09:50 AM
Many years ago, TSR published an Indiana Jones roleplaying game, on the basis of a license from Lucasfilm . TSR took s very seriously; and Lucasfilm had supplied them with a list of Indiana Jones-related trademarks they expected TSR to comply with. I have to assume that the list was compiled by some screen assistant, who simply went throught the screenplay, and decided that every character mentioned was a Trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. . Thus, "Nazi One", "Nazi Two," and indeed "Nazi" were evidently Registered Trademarks of Lucasfilm, Ltd.
TSR duly ensured that whenever the term "Nazi" was used in its Indiana Jones Roleplaying game, a symbol was appropriately attached.
As far as I know, no one ever asked Adolf via Oujee what he thought of this.
PS: I very much doubt that "Doc" is a defensible trademark, and if so, surely only for particular uses. After all, the color pink is a trademark of the Owens Corning corporation--but only when used for fiberglass insulation.
Posted by: Greg | August 2, 2003 10:52 PM