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Bruce and all, ruce, I don't like off.topic.debate, I don't like talking about politics here, and I don't really pacticularlly care for you, for that matter. Anyway, (...) Look at his voting record, he is not conservative. It is not inaccurate, his (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Death to political discussion in .fun! Death to it! Death! Death! With nasty sharp pointy teeth! love and rockets, LFB FUT->.o-t.debate (actually, responding to what I wrote might qualify it for ".fun" again. Or ".monty-python"... (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I (...) Thanks for correcting me. I am sorely lacking in knowledge of early manga and anime but felt moved to try and clarify the argument. I have seen quotes where disney animators professed awe for Tezuka's work so its a shame that the disney (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Kimba the White Lion (Jungle Taitei) was created by the undisputed "God of Manga," Osamu Tezuka. He single-handedly changed the course of the Manga industry when he released a comic book in 1947 that was novel length and had the first (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The Big M has had fast food franchising (burgers) to themselves in Australia. So the Big Mac is the Big Mac. Only recently have Burger King started expansion. But I believe someone local had rights to the franchise name 'Burger King'. When (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: What's in a name? ( Potter, Plagiarism, and Trademark)
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(...) Or, for example, a boy wizard and a boy wizard? 8^) Dave! (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, the story I heard was that as Fast food McDonald's moved into England and Scotland, the found a small restaurant near one of the desired sites named McDonalds. It wasn't too large or high class (I'll get to that later) but I also (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Same here. I'm really just intrigued by the whole thing, since it's a nifty string of coincidences even if no plagiarism is involved. No slur intended toward either author, of course! (...) Yeah, that assertion is pretty hard to refute! 8^) (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: What's in a name? ( Potter, Plagiarism, and Trademark)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes: If the word exists, that's one thing, but (...) Yes, Lego would have a case because it would create confusion in the public's mind. Less clear cut would be a recording company and a computer (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) As noted above, "perhaps she has a case, perhaps she doesn't." I'm just not going to condemn Rowling based on what Stouffer had to say. Plagiarism, which is what Stouffer is implying to get public sympathy and promote herself, and trademark (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's wild. I guess my question is whether there's an established context of use for the word, or if it's just out there in the world. I mean, I'm sure someone in history, while wielding his non-cumbersome sword, might have commented "Gee, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Bruce, (...) Whatever Bruce. I don't think so.His leftword move to the left this election campaign showed his true colors, IMO. But I digress, I don' feel like talking about it. FUT to off.topic.debate, and you guys and talk about it. I will not be (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) There was a long discussion on this in various Harry Potter web locations. Yahoo Groups is where I saw it. Anyway, they came up with multiple uses of the word Muggle going back at least 50 years. Jason (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.castle, Dave Schuler writes: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Funny you mention this, i remember seeing a story on a news show (dateline?)that there was a resturant named McDonalds, I think in Scotland, that is a very fancy, high class place. And (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Tolkien pretty much did his thing for self-satisfaction rather than packaging something to be "sold" to a popular audience. In any case, Tolkien was interested more in mythology than actual history. I saw Inventing the Middle Ages on a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yup, that seems to ring a bell. Anyway, the word "Orc" couldn't really be protected under trademark laws (at least in this country). Bruce (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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This is related to the current thread of debat on fantasy fiction but is not a direct response to any single posting so I though I would free it from that entangled thread. The Harry Potter books have a direct relationship to a fine lineage of books (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "Sword of Sha na na?" BWAAAAAA! :) Lord Bowser, your mighty steed awaits! (...) I'll put on the "historian cap" here: most Mediaevalists hate it, but Norman Cantor's polemic _Inventing the Middle Ages_ has a rather ...interesting... chapter on (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Interesting - personally I listen to music that sounds good to my ears. I find the notion that because you are X you must listen to a certain type of music odd - for example, as a Scottish person I don't feel any great compulsion to listen to (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Plagarism in Fantasy Novels? (was Re: Harry Potter?)
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(...) I enjoyed Feist, even knowing it was derived from an RPG supplement. I enjoyed Daughter of the Empire and it's sequels more though. I wonder how many people who read Feist's books ever saw the RPG supplements though? Frank (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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