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> "Alexa turn off the lights" > "I am sorry but that color is copyrighted, would you like to purchase it for one month?" Patenting the process to get to Vanta
by sschueller 4y ago
> "Alexa turn off the lights"
> "I am sorry but that color is copyrighted, would you like to purchase it for one month?"
Patenting the process to get to Vantablack is fine, but you have no right to own that "color".
- dtagames 4y agoPhotographs of the illuminated Eiffel Tower are also supposedly "protected" by trademark. Technically, you're not supposed to use one without permission of the government of Paris![0] How ridiculous is that? [0] https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/business/use-image-of-eiffel-tower https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/business/use-image-of-eiffel...
- freejazz 4y agoTrademark rights don't allow you to own the color. They allow you to restrict the use of the color within certain areas of trade, assuming you meet certain requirements.