Re: Copyrighting/Patenting a Conlang

On Apr 27, 2004, at 1:52 AM, Rik Roots wrote:
> I expect a company which was producing merchandise containing phrases
> in a
> language which it had commissioned a conlanger to create for it would
> take a
> different view, and may choose to assert its "copyright" through court
> action. How successful such an action would be I have no idea - I know
> of no
> precedents in such a scenario.

That would be so cool!
Instead of all those crazy fashion-obsessed teenagers and college
students buying clothes that have random Japanese or Chinese phrases
written on them, that they have no idea what they say, they could be
wearing one of our conlangs - that they *legitimately* would have no
idea as to what the heck it says! :-P


-Stephen (Steg)
  "the main purpose of the pyramid is to say
   'my unique pyramid is sky high and made of white marble.
   i do not share it with anyone'."
      ~ andrew nowicki

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