Re: Copyright Humor?

[Joseph Lorenzo Hall <jhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I am looking for stories to perk up my regular class session on
> copyright basics. Can anyone share humorous or interesting stories,
> anecdotes, cases, situations, etc, that can be shared in a college
> class? TIA,

Well...

1) There's the trademarking of the phrase "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION"
(not copyright but IP):

http://kembrew.com/

2) There's the guy who put a track of silence on his album and
credited (J. Cage) and subsequently got a call from John Cage's
lawyers.

I'm sure there are others out there equally as funny...