> Obviously, "Folk Oskar" has nothing to do with "movie Oscar". I > wouldn't care much about same name being used, but some other people cared > and sued Stowarzyszenie Tworcow Ludowych (Association of Folk Artists) for > this. They argue that "Folk O" parasites on fame and prestige of "movie > O". Well. About "prestige", I wouldn't bet. About fame, I'd say it is going > to be much more famed, since I wrote about it - and I wouldn't had I been > not pissed off by greed of some SOB bunch. > > As a side note, it needs to be mentioned - one's strength can be > easily recognized by strength of one's enemies. I have long considered > US-made films harder and harder to watch (with some notable exceptions). > Now, here is even better, less subjective proof that US film industry is > sinking.
Much anger I sense in this one. That puts you one step closer to the dark side, to use one of the more popular references borrowed from the US film industry. The Oscar is a trademark applicable to the entertainment business, so I can see how the Academy can be bothered by the existence of an almost identical mark in the same industry. If you must rail against anything, I'd recommend the legal protection of intellectual property. There is much else to be angry about when it comes to American cinema, even if I wouldn't agree that this is any form of proof for the deterioration of the US film industry. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that this conclusion is totally non sequitur. Happy to be set right, though. -- Sumant Srivathsan http://sumants.blogspot.com
