| re: Holy Kebabs, Batman suing Batman | |
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Vin 08:43 pm UTC 11/17/08 |
| In reply to: | Holy Kebabs, Batman suing Batman - Pudding 11:36 pm UTC 11/16/08 |
| I heard about this. This is obnoxious. To even dignify this in legal terms, I hardly doubt the name of this jerkwater nob-hole is copyrighted. In fact, at least under U.S. law, you can't even copyright a name or title, only a full creative work. If the last thing Bush did before leaving office was to invade this burg and force the mayor to change its name, after 48 hours of vigorous water-boarding, to Wonder Woman, I would be fine with that. > A Turkish mayor of the city named Batman, is suing his > American film counterparts. Funny thing is, his town > might’ve ripped off the creators of “Batman.” > > Holy faulty logic, Batman! Or more accurately, IN Batman. > Batman, Turkey that is. In possibly the craziest lawsuit > since the last episode of Eli Stone, a Turkish mayor is > suing Warner Brothers and director Christopher Nolan for > copyright infringement . . . on the town's name. And > according to NationMaster.com, the city of Batman isn't > even really CALLED Batman! > > Batman, Turkey, is actually just a shortening of the full > title, Batý Raman Mountains. Looks like someone owes Bob > Kane/Christopher Nolan/Warner Brothers/everyone else, an > apology. > > Crazy Turks | |
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