"David Bollier's Brand Name Bullies seeks to expose the "quest to own and control our culture." But the book's real value is in its numerous case studies of copyright and trademark battles.
... As the title suggests, the book is an intense critique of the U.S. copyright and trademark system and the corporations that use it as a weapon against competitors and anyone else who might threaten them. Bollier argues that the court's willingness to let corporations get away with such bullying is increasingly eroding our "cultural commons" -- the collection of images, stories, sounds and other creative expressions that, due to their significance and prevalence, no longer belong to any single person or company.
...When artist Andy Warhol wanted to paint a rendition of Aunt Jemima as part of a portfolio of American icons that he was compiling, Quaker Oats sent him a warning letter and threatened to take legal action if he continued...."
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66607,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_5
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