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The neatest outcome would be that restaurants will (should?) stop singing their alternative non-infringing songs to those celebratimg birthdays. On a possibly

The neatest outcome would be that restaurants will (should?) stop singing their alternative non-infringing songs to those celebratimg birthdays. On a possibly related note, here's something I've been wondering about. A few years ago phrases like "I love LA" or "I love New York" became "I heart <whatever>". Is this also some kind of a copyright issue? It sounds so ridiculous that I couldn't imagine radio and tv stations using using it if not by force.

icebraining 13y ago
"I ♥ NY" was part of a campaign to attract tourism, and became a pop-culture symbol; it's not an issue of copyright. In fact, using the heart is more likely to get them in trouble, since it's trademarked by NY and they go against imitators. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_New_York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_New_York
- inthewind 13y ago
  Related and just as daft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Hon#.22Hon.22_as_a_trademark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Hon#.22Hon.22_as_a_tradema...
- mrcoles 13y ago
  I worried a little when I started selling this shirt: http://mrcoles.com/media/img/cool-harold-i-ny-ny-fractal-shirt.png http://mrcoles.com/media/img/cool-harold-i-ny-ny-fractal-shi... but I figured it was either different enough or could be applied as a parody? (Or probably just no one cares, since it's not popular enough…) It also seems like a lot of amateur t-shirt sites have tons of custom i <3 shirts.
sramsay 13y ago
"The neatest outcome would be that restaurants will . . . stop singing . . . songs." IANAL, but I believe that particular practice is prohibited under the auspices of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which, while not legaly binding as such, forms the linguistic basis of legal constructs within binding covenants and treaties to which the United States is a signatory. The fact that this practice continues should surely be pursued with the utmost priority by all those concerned with probity and justice among civilized peoples.
- cwarrior 13y ago
  You must be fun at parties.
- robomartin 13y ago
  Yikes! I literally have no clue what you are saying. Not sure how we connect alternative happy-birthday songs at restaurants with human rights. Are you joking? Maybe this is just sarcasm bordering on being a little dark, but it would be funny. This is where seeing someone's face uttering the words would convey a lot more information.
  - sramsay 13y ago
    It's a joke. I would rather have a root canal than have the wait staff of a chain restaurant come around and sing me one of their obnoxious birthday ditties.

icebraining 13y ago

"I ♥ NY" was part of a campaign to attract tourism, and became a pop-culture symbol; it's not an issue of copyright. In fact, using the heart is more likely to get them in trouble, since it's trademarked by NY and they go against imitators. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_New_York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_New_York

inthewind 13y ago
Related and just as daft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Hon#.22Hon.22_as_a_trademark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Hon#.22Hon.22_as_a_tradema...
mrcoles 13y ago
I worried a little when I started selling this shirt: http://mrcoles.com/media/img/cool-harold-i-ny-ny-fractal-shirt.png http://mrcoles.com/media/img/cool-harold-i-ny-ny-fractal-shi... but I figured it was either different enough or could be applied as a parody? (Or probably just no one cares, since it's not popular enough…) It also seems like a lot of amateur t-shirt sites have tons of custom i <3 shirts.

sramsay 13y ago

"The neatest outcome would be that restaurants will . . . stop singing . . . songs." IANAL, but I believe that particular practice is prohibited under the auspices of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which, while not legaly binding as such, forms the linguistic basis of legal constructs within binding covenants and treaties to which the United States is a signatory. The fact that this practice continues should surely be pursued with the utmost priority by all those concerned with probity and justice among civilized peoples.

cwarrior 13y ago
You must be fun at parties.
robomartin 13y ago
Yikes! I literally have no clue what you are saying. Not sure how we connect alternative happy-birthday songs at restaurants with human rights. Are you joking? Maybe this is just sarcasm bordering on being a little dark, but it would be funny. This is where seeing someone's face uttering the words would convey a lot more information.
- sramsay 13y ago
  It's a joke. I would rather have a root canal than have the wait staff of a chain restaurant come around and sing me one of their obnoxious birthday ditties.