Here in Macon, GA, proud birthplace of Sam Edwards and home of the "Lots of Luck to You & Yours" chapter, we have a local campaign ad in the sheriff's race which not only is misleading, but has at least 3 documented cases of malfeasance. Besides that, it's factually incorrect as it refers to Barney Fife, not Andy, as Mayberry's sheriff. If I were the incumbent sheriff, the target of this negative ad, I'd be honored for the comparison to the most-popular sheriff of all time. But here's where the problems lie. #1 - they use the Andy Griffith theme in the background of this ad. Unless they obtained perrmission and paid the music publisher for the rights to use this, it's a serious copyright infringement. #2 and #3 - they use the terms "Mayberry" and "Barney Fife" in the ad, and I believe these are both registered trademarks. Hopefully the boys in the lab are already working to nip this in the bud. If not our town, the beloved birthplace of Sam Edwards, will turn into a regular sin city. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
