They'll copyright anything nowadays
Created on: February 28th, 2007
They'll copyright anything nowadays
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UPS Stakes a legal claim to one of our most precious public resources
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rocket-scientist
February 28th, 2007
12:46:34 PM CST
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its the absurd claims like that that destroy the whole premise of copyright and expose its abuse by corporations
mrtuesday
February 28th, 2007
12:51:46 PM CST
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I wonder if I can copywrite the color Orange?
BrokenVisage
February 28th, 2007
12:52:41 PM CST
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I remember hearing about this a while ago
LippyTDB
February 28th, 2007
1:00:31 PM CST
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I believe they can. Barbie Pink, Coke Red, and John Deere Green are also legally "owned" by their respective companies.
DRAGONX6
February 28th, 2007
1:00:38 PM CST
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hmmm...
IPWNEDURMOM
February 28th, 2007
1:01:06 PM CST
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Umaycallusq
February 28th, 2007
1:03:49 PM CST
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the phrase "the color brown" maybe but thats f*cking retarded.
gamekid
February 28th, 2007
1:06:57 PM CST
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I love UPS. Sure, they've done some odd things (http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/07/0254246 for example) but the Postal Service likes to bend things that shouldn't be bent (some magazines I've bought, for example)...I dunno, they're just more endearing to me, that Brown crew.
Crazyswordsman
February 28th, 2007
1:08:06 PM CST
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It's like how the NFL wants to sue people for saying "Super Bowl."
Rj6045
February 28th, 2007
1:12:33 PM CST
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lolol
Valamort
February 28th, 2007
1:13:38 PM CST
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hahaha apparently. it's about as ridiculous as Hilton with "That's hot"and Trump with "You're fired!" :cp I want to copyright the word "THE". Seriously.
D0NKEYPUNCH
February 28th, 2007
1:16:01 PM CST
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When you mix all colors you get brown!
WAFFLEZ
February 28th, 2007
1:16:28 PM CST
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1'd for violating arrow copyrights.
MediocreMarvel
February 28th, 2007
1:24:17 PM CST
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Why blur out the tracking number?
ShadowSL
February 28th, 2007
1:27:15 PM CST
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I heard this years ago from Lazlow Jones (GTA Radio Station VA) on his underground railroad website. He talked about a copyright violation for someone putting the song "Happy Birthday" on a website without asking the company who owned it permission.
cozpolt
February 28th, 2007
1:31:51 PM CST
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Please note, there is a difference between a "trademark" and a "copyright". A trademark means that no one in the same TRADE can use that symbol/etc. for marketing. If fedex wanted to start using brown everything and calling themselves brown UPS could sue. This puts no restrictions on companies in any other trade. (i.e. the Cleveland Browns, etc.). 1'd for stupidity...
cozpolt
February 28th, 2007
1:35:16 PM CST
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From a list of registered UPS trademarks: COLOR BROWNŽ (clothing), COLOR BROWNŽ (vehicles).
Joeynjoey
February 28th, 2007
1:43:16 PM CST
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WHEN YOU CONTROL THE MAIL... YOU CONTROL..... INFORMATION!
Necronomicon
February 28th, 2007
1:56:27 PM CST
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1 for confusing trademarks and copyrights. Cozpolt is correct.
Midnight147
February 28th, 2007
1:58:43 PM CST
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This message has been copyrighted
dthsqd
February 28th, 2007
3:49:55 PM CST
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Note: Color Brown and "the color brown" are different things. Thank you captain obvious
ColdStone
February 28th, 2007
5:58:44 PM CST
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Color Brown....? It that different from the color brown?
zakmagnus
February 28th, 2007
6:36:29 PM CST
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OH GO DI HAV VIOLATIONS COMING OUT MY ASS
ATAT
March 1st, 2007
2:46:38 PM CST
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interesting
Cupchange
March 1st, 2007
3:03:21 PM CST
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lol!
jimbo44311
March 1st, 2007
3:04:14 PM CST
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intermisson....
primalchaos
March 1st, 2007
3:04:49 PM CST
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I could be a dick and say "That's a Trademark, not a Copyright, they aren't the same, harhahrhar." But I won't.
shoover
March 1st, 2007
3:09:09 PM CST
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oh :P gotta send the mexicans back then.
alextide32
March 1st, 2007
3:11:08 PM CST
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well if they can copyright YTMND, i'm sure they can copyright just about anything
jndcp21
March 1st, 2007
3:19:19 PM CST
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5 for uploading your dumb site music
orphanixx
March 1st, 2007
3:47:02 PM CST
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LOL
JunkHead
March 1st, 2007
3:47:59 PM CST
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i copyrighted the color blue
BTVagrant
March 1st, 2007
3:49:11 PM CST
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lulz
bennyjoe81
March 1st, 2007
3:59:09 PM CST
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lol. I don't THINK so......
IPWNEDURMOM
March 1st, 2007
4:03:09 PM CST
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TheBigDawg
March 1st, 2007
4:17:01 PM CST
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I copywrote the word "the". :) Also trademarks.
Crass
March 1st, 2007
4:17:43 PM CST
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In 1998, UPS registered two trademarks on the color brown. The trademarks prevent other delivery companies from using the color for vehicles or clothing, or any other company if it creates market confusion with UPS.
honiahaka
March 1st, 2007
5:03:15 PM CST
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I LOVE IT
mariostar06
March 1st, 2007
5:26:34 PM CST
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Man, THAT'S STUPID!
ChibiGoku
March 1st, 2007
6:16:28 PM CST
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Wow...
PiratespwnNinjas
March 1st, 2007
6:20:52 PM CST
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I am copyrighting red and gray stars. gg.
BANSCHEE
March 1st, 2007
6:23:54 PM CST
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Wait...WTF?!?!?!?!
javasax
March 1st, 2007
6:33:47 PM CST
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dude!!! that sh*t is racist!!! UPS thinks it owns black people!!!!
mrmatrixaplix
March 1st, 2007
7:17:00 PM CST
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UPS stole my n*gg*
WhiteIce89
March 1st, 2007
7:20:58 PM CST
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Umm should've checked their trademark policies before making a dumb YTMND: COLOR BROWNŽ (clothing) COLOR BROWNŽ (vehicles) This YTMND is officially closed, lol.
IVIegadude
March 1st, 2007
7:45:55 PM CST
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A DAMN good screenshoTMND.
batchler
March 1st, 2007
7:55:35 PM CST
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Thanks for the BIG BLACK ARROW or i would of been lost on this one!!!!
Oonter
March 1st, 2007
10:21:01 PM CST
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WTF?!?! They own Brown now?!
Pacific-PanDeist
March 1st, 2007
11:09:12 PM CST
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2 because you really, really tried, but trademark and copyright are completely different, and it actually makes sense that UPS can prevent other package delivery companies from using the color (and nickname) brown, because people could then get confused and think they were getting UPS quality service from some Joe Schmo driving around in the same color brown truck....
shorxrore
March 2nd, 2007
1:43:08 AM CST
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lol i love how the idiots above go on their stupid rants about trademark and copyright. guess what, morons? TRADEMARKING DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS F*CKIN STUPID.
Shaolinwind
March 2nd, 2007
5:18:39 AM CST
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Niagra falls... Slowly I turned, step by step... Inch by inch...
cgi-binladen
March 2nd, 2007
5:32:01 AM CST
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1 for not knowing the difference between a trademark and copyright. Go home.
allismine
March 2nd, 2007
8:00:38 AM CST
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Yes. Now everytime you sh*t you have to pay UPS a nickel.
Trebar
March 2nd, 2007
8:08:02 AM CST
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Yeah, old news. What will happen when multiple companies who have all used the same colors try to start suing each other? What is UPS going to do? Sue the U.S. Gvt. over the use of National Park signage?
Ledford
March 2nd, 2007
9:00:04 AM CST
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O.O
Dali
March 2nd, 2007
9:32:45 AM CST
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I copyrighted the letter "E" retroactively. You all owe me one million dollars.
MojoUK
March 2nd, 2007
11:29:09 AM CST
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Maybe the red circle was needed for some, but the HUGE F*CKING BLACK ARROW wasnt really needed.
Blackadders2
March 2nd, 2007
11:54:15 AM CST
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Oh, they can and they did!
moran
March 2nd, 2007
12:14:34 PM CST
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automatic 5 for the monty python music
MrStump
March 2nd, 2007
12:47:14 PM CST
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5, but since u made me listen to that god damned song like I have to do every time I am sync'ing a ytmnd, you lost one. *ssh*le! haha
himanj
March 2nd, 2007
12:47:48 PM CST
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fail
pushover
March 2nd, 2007
12:52:56 PM CST
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The company I work for spent gobs of money getting our own specific shade of blue copyrighted. It's dumb, but companies do it.
vinwiesel
March 2nd, 2007
12:58:16 PM CST
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what can brown do for poo?
Pettitman
March 2nd, 2007
1:27:02 PM CST
(0)
so funny.
greasybackflop
March 6th, 2007
1:14:57 AM CST
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Notice how it is capitalized, moron.
AnacondaHL
September 8th, 2007
10:39:07 PM CDT
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What the hell? Copyright != Trademark. (c) is different from TM. Everyone fails.
obie2
February 8th, 2009
11:03:20 AM CST
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its true- i copywrote your mom.