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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Enrique Durand writes:
> Here's a link to the AP story:
>
> http://wire.ap.org/APnews/center_story.html?FRONTID=AUSANT&STORYID=APIS7FEUREO0
>
> Now to see how exactly this affects the product line.
>
> Henry
That link didn't work for me, and I'm not sure the following will work
better, but it's worth a try:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-new-zealand-lego1029oct29.story
Some quotes:
> Lego senior executive Brian Soerensen has just returned to Denmark after >meeting Maori lawyers in Auckland where he acknowledged that Lego had used >Maori words in its Bionicle range of toys. • ...
> Solomon represents Maori claimants arguing for greater protection for Maori >intellectual property. • ...
> The products included spiritual people called Tohunga (Maori for priest), >face masks called Kanohi (face), a stone warrior called Pohatu (stone) and a >tunneling character called Whenua (earth).
Personally I don't see how names of objects (even if from different
cultures) can be construed as intellectual property. If it can, I think
that we should get together and sue Microsoft. They've used "windows",
"word", "excel", and other English words. I think they are infringing on
the intellectual property of the English speaking peoples of the earth. And
after we've done that, there are a lot of other companies with deep pockets
that have used words for their products. Maybe we can sue all of them, and
become rich?
--
David Schilling
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