"Steve Jackson" > wrote in message news:<EJeub.10598$6G3.8280@fed1read06>...
> "vincent p. norris" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > >Titles aren't subject to copyright in the United States. Just the content
> of
> > >a book, movie, album, etc. So it's a moot point.
> >
> > Thanks, I wasn't awaare of that.
>
> The porn industry is quite thankful too, I'm sure, since it lets them come
> up with all sorts of plays on popular movie titles.
>
> Incidentally, while titles cannot be copyrighted, they can be trademarked.
> Which is why another movie called "Star Wars" probably would not be allowed,
> since it would create confusion and therefore financial damage to the Star
> Wars brand, a song probably could be called that, since there is little room
> for confusion in the marketplace.
>
> Intellectual property law is fun.
>
> -Steve

BTW - I did consciously choose the topic title for its play on words,
next time I may just stick with "Cheap HopDevil in English
supermarkets" or somesuch