JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for August 06, 2013

The Copyrights have done it again

Mr. Ed must be in public domain by now.

Copyright infringement laws are stupid, and anti freedom of speech, in my opinion … Wait, am I allowed to say that?

And after Joe plays with the kids, he can treat them to some McDonalds….I mean, McDowells.

There is supposed to be a requirement when it comes to trademarks, too.. read a personal commentary article by an independent writer for the paper that spoke of the conventions of the “trademark rules”… it mentioned that it is intended that if you say Frisbee, you are supposed to say the “full name and trademark”… for instance, the “Frisbee flying disc™” … or "hand me the “Pampers Disposable Diaper” so that we can change junior"…. however, our ways of speaking go against that, as we would say that was ‘convoluted’, but in essence, those are the ways they are “supposed” to be described…

I’m sorry; but I fail to see why he has to change his name to “Mr. Ned”. Maybe because this is a published comic strip, Mr. Armstrong needs to change it; but I don’t see how the “horse” could possibly be using the name Mr. Ed commercially. Copyright applies to commercial use, not personal use.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,And no one can talk to a horse of courseThat is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed. -Go right to the source and ask the horseHe’ll give you the answer that you’ll endorse.He’s always on a steady course.Talk to Mister Ed. -People yakkity-yak the street and waste your time of dayBut Mr. Ed will never speak unless he has something to say -A horse is a horse, of course, of course,And this one’ll talk ‘til his voice is hoarse.You never heard of a talking horse? -Well listen to this: "I’m Mister Ed." ---(although I always thought it ended “I am Mister Ed”

IamJayBluE: And in Canada, “Asprin” is still owned by Bayer. Acytal Salycitic Acid is called that or “ASA tablets”.

I get the copyright thing, but Where did this talking horse come from?…and Why is it in today’s comic…just don’t get it, I guess… ;)

Yeah, I have to wonder sometimes, at some of the sites with song lyrics, even TV shows… like really scratch my head at the people putting up the words, and their “listening process”… not merely a misspelling, but a whole “Mondegreenizing” of the lines , etc…

I think that “OR” was winking, thus an air of “sacrcastic humor”……

Thanks, Davidhuiegreen! A blast from the past!

IamJayBluE: In the 1960s, car companies started demanding royalties from model companies who were producing tons of free advertising for the cars. Nothing is so stupid as a major corporation.

Was in syndication then went to online video ordering.

“A horse is a horse of course…”

haha, now the Mister Ed theme is in my head.

Love the humor of a lawyer horse suddenly showing up in glasses and tie!!