P3D The Grass / Copyright question

[Bob_Maxey@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

p|>I ran across something amusing yesterday - while putting down some grass
p|>seed on my lawn, they have a notice on the bag that they had copyrighted
p|>the word "green" (!). They do note, however, that it only applies to
p|>references to grass seed.


Are you sure you read the notice correctly? BTW, I do not mean any offense
with my inquiry. I absolutely know that these types of claims usually do
not hold up if challenged. For example, Sunkist can't copyright the word
"Orange" as it applies to either the product or the color. I can't, for
example, raise my own brand of oranges and then copyright the word orange
as it applies to oranges. I am sure the word green can be a part of the
name of the product, or green can be used in a slogan that can be
protected. Incidentally, the last I read, Song Titles and Titles of Books
can't be protected, either.

Grass IS green, Oranges ARE orange. The object defines the term.



RM



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