An entity claiming to be Alex Page ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
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: IANAL, but AFAIK parody is protected under trademark law, as long as you're not
:making profit (I presume beer money for the hassle of T-shirt making is excusable).
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Parody is protected under copyright law (fair use), not trademark law ...
the two are very different. ORA would be forced to threaten legal action,
otherwise the situation would be cast as trademark abandonment and rights
to the camel trademark would be lost. This is the same reason Hershey gave
Jon Rosenberg a hassle over the Jesus Peanut Butter Cups strip, not because
they felt it would hurt profits, but to protect themselves from trademark
dilution.
Mark
... IANAL, BTW.
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