Yes, sad but true. They said I couldn't do anything whether or not they happened at the same time. I guess I could have tried to make my own phaser sound but I didn't - I just lifted it from an episode I had recorded using my evil VCR.
-Verdi

On 3/16/06, missbhavens1969 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wow, that is so wild. In a wild and stupid kind of way.

I had NO idea!

Bekah
http//missbhavens.blogspot.com

--- In [email protected], "Joshua Kinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sounds are definitely copyrightable.
> The names may also be trademarked.
>
> Then again, it would be hard for them to pursue any action.
>
> -Josh
>
>
> On 3/16/06, missbhavens1969 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Waitaminute: seriously? I mean, they didn't want you to use the words "phaser" or
"Spock"? I
> > didn't know you could copyright a sound. Just a sound by itself? Just because it's
> > recognizable? They didn't want you to use "Phaser" or "Spock"  in conjunction with the
> > sounds, or they didn't want you to use them at all?  Because I'll hop on my miniDV
right now
> > and film a short video called "Phaser-Spock-Phaser-Spock-Phaser-Phaser-Spock-
Spock".
> >
> > See, that's got NOTHING to do with protecting artist's property. That's just asinine.
> >
> > Or perhaps I should run out and copyright the "bingbong" sound--you know the one
that the
> > F train makes when the doors close.
> >
> > Bekah
> > http://missbhavens.blogspot./com
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Michael Verdi" <michael@> wrote:
> > >I wrote to Paramount asking for the right to use the tricorder and transporter
sounds. What
> > I> got back from them was a letter explaining how I could not use (with no option to
license
> > >for a fee) those sounds along with the words "Spock", "Enterprise" or "Phaser."
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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