[78-L] Nipper trademark

[Kristjan Saag]

Most of your questions seem to be answered here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Master%27s_Voice
As for reliability - God knows.
Kristjan

On 2016-09-01 13:37, Rodger Holtin 78-L wrote:
> The question of a Columbia as a poor substitute for a Victor in the 
> Florence Foster Jenkins film brought up the use of the Nipper 
> trademark. Is the trademark like a copyright or patent which expire 
> after X number of years? Patents on all things gramophonic have long 
> since expired and thanks to Disney copyrights are now practically 
> permanent in the USA. Has Nipper expired as a trademark or is he so 
> permanent that he will outlive the sale of recordings as we knew them? 
> Will Sony or whoever is the legal successor to that stuff ever rise up 
> and start demanding a royalty on the sale of Nipper's visage over the 
> internet or in flea markets?? Sent from my iPhone, which explainz any 
> bad typjng and nonsensical word choices. 
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