US Mint & "America the Beautiful" ?
MKW
phrase? Postal Commemorative Society copyrighted that name for a set
of colorful postal covers issued throughout the 90's??
shreadvector
Coingirl at shopnumismaster.com
This seems wrong on so many levels. You'd think the Mint wants people
to use the phrase over and over again to create interest.
Michael Benveniste
>> > How can US Mint claim that when so many other things use that
>> > phrase? Postal Commemorative Society copyrighted that name for a set
>> > of colorful postal covers issued throughout the 90's??
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
>
> This seems wrong on so many levels. You'd think the Mint wants people
> to use the phrase over and over again to create interest.
1. You can't copyright a short phrase like "America the Beautiful."
2. The Mint is claiming a trademark on the phrase "America the
Beautiful Quarters" for commemorative coins. A trademark is not
a copyright -- they are two entirely different forms of
intellectual property.
You can view the trademark application here:
http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?SRCH=Y&isSubmitted=true&details=&SELECT=US+Serial+No&TEXT=77823874#
--
Mike Benveniste -- m...@murkyether.com (Clarification Required)
Its name is Public opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles
everything. Some think it is the voice of God. -- Mark Twain
Mr. Jaggers
The phrase "America the Beautiful" appeals to people who like to reduce the
concept of patriotism down to sound bites and slogans. Marketers of all
kinds, including the USPS and the Mint, know this and exploit it to the
fullest extent possible. In my view, it's a shame that the original
inspirational poem by Katherine Lee Bates, set to music by Samuel Ward, and
later arranged into one of the most magnificent compositions ever for
concert band by Carmen Dragon, is so often used to make a buck, but, welcome
to America.
James