No the court ruled on a claim of copyright infringement by Fox for the
phrase "Fair and Balanced". The court ruled at the minimum it needed
a qualifier so "The Rosetta Stone Fair and Balance" would pass the
test.

Jim

Derek > wrote in message >...
> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Space Cowboy rolled
> initiative and posted the following:
>
> > Quips, quotes, catch phrases can be copyright in titles. The
> > judge through out the Fox complaint about the Franklin title use
> > of "Fair and Balanced" because it met the copyright test "common
> > use". Titles become part of the public domain after they exceed
> > copyright protection. The Potter franchise has sucessfully sued
> > several people using their titles in knockoff publications.
>
> By your own definition, then, "rosetta stone" is public domain.