we knew it would come up eventually
A recent court denied a motion to preliminarily enjoin distribution of copyrighted dildos, noting that dildos are useful articles, and separating the copyrightable expression from the unprotectible ideas would be … difficult. Bill Patry excerpted some of the best parts of the decision. Conwest Resources, Inc. v. Playtime Novelties, 2006 WL 3346226 (N.D. Cal. 2006).
It used to be that my most exciting legal props quest was to find a jeweled bee pin.
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I submitted a comment for the “men reading men” from two years ago (looking up the subject of sexism in lit on google) and was wondering if I could get some kind of response. I’m not sure if they tell you when a comment is added from an old blog. It’d sort of put my mind at rest if I could get a response.
hmm … if it was the post that i just saw, also by mike, on that blog entry, then it must have gotten eaten by a spam filter two years ago. sorry. blame the spammers. i got these comments, though, and am responding!