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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

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  Richard Oliver

  Yes just as JeffT highlights, Copyright law is very complicated and the Copyright Act has a lot of reasons why something is copyrightable and why something isn't.

  Yes people are making money off of these things but it is not Watchtower.
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  Update to UK “Child Safeguarding Policy”

  by wifibandit in

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  2. child-abuse

  a known poster on this site (anon) says:.

  i have just received a text from an elder i've known for decades in my circuit who has some sympathy for my feelings and who is aware of the arc, the uk charity commission, etc., etc.

  here it is verbatim, and my reply.

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  Richard Oliver

  This document will either be accepted by the UK Charity Commission as assuring them that the matter will be handled better or they will enter into more negotiations with UK Watchtower to make more changes. Either the Charity Commission will either be satisfied with this and end at least a portion of their investigation or will reject it and continue on with their investigation in full. This will probably also be used in Australia to show the ARC the changes they are planning on making to their policy. And again the ARC will either accept it or reject it and continue with negotiations.

  So here is my question. If the experts who work and consult for these government organisations are satisfied with the changes, what continues to be the problem, from a organization point?
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  Update to UK “Child Safeguarding Policy”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a known poster on this site (anon) says:.

  i have just received a text from an elder i've known for decades in my circuit who has some sympathy for my feelings and who is aware of the arc, the uk charity commission, etc., etc.

  here it is verbatim, and my reply.

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  Richard Oliver

  I have a question.

  This document will be presented to the experts at the UK Charity Commission, for them to either accept it and possibly end at least a portion of their investigation or will be rejected and further negotiation between the Commission and UK Watchtower. This document will probably be adapted to Australia as well, for the ARC to either accept it as a sufficient change to policy or again go back into negotiations for further changes. So here is my question, if the experts feel that these changes are sufficient to protect children, what do you think about that?
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  Is obamacare to blame for all the layoffs at bethel and

  by poopie in

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  special pioneer.

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  Richard Oliver

  I do know that there are some bethelietes that qualify for Medicare because they worked before entering bethel. Some of the older ones will use it because their care may need some specialized care that cannot be given by a GP.
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  Richard Oliver

  Sgeperdless. Please tell me specifically what u feel I have said that is incorrect and I will back it up with case law. And the case law I have spouted by any objective reader would see it is on point.
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  Richard Oliver

  Sparky. In your question, no watchtower would not have any recourse, in my lay opinion. Watchtower only copyright the actual videos that they produce. Unless watchtower entered into negotiations with the producers of the Simpsons for some compensation for their character development they would not be breaking any portion of section 102 or 103 of the US copyright act. The preemption doctorine of section 106(a) of the copyright act bars them from filing a civil action in a state court.
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  Richard Oliver

  Sgeperdless. You use the character of Mickey mouse as your example. Again there has to be some novel or unique idea for it to be copyrightable. If you say that the watchtower can claim Caleb as a trademark, the reference sparky posted talks about recognizable by the general public. I don't think anyone on this site could make the argument that Caleb can be recognized by the general public.
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  Richard Oliver

  Dora the explorer can be claimed as unique and novel. A character who has a talking monkey as a friend who goes out on adventures of exploration. Again, I never said a character cannot fall under the copyright act, but there has to be some unique, original or novel. In Wrench v Taco Bell the court ruled that the benefit to a person or corporation does not, raise a character or idea to a novel, original or unique idea.
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  Richard Oliver

  Cedars from jwsurvey complains he got notice from YouTube and other hosting sites of the take down of a video he produced mocking the Caleb and Sofia videos. Again sparky using your own reference, the part that was copyrighted was the video, not the characters, he used the actual video from Watchtower. The video itself is what has the copyright and that is why it was taken down.

  You also reference you have to be a real lawyer to understand these issues. First, the bar association and rules from state supreme court bars anyone who is not a lawyer from giving legal advice, not to comprehend what the law is. Second, courts tend to write opinions in a way for lay people to read and comprehend their discussions and decisions. It is a cornerstone of Western judicial principal for anyone to understand the law to atleast a reasonable degree.
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

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  3. 
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  Richard Oliver

  I said that Caleb and Sofia are not copyrightable. I never said that all characters aren't. There has to be some novel or originality for a character to be copyrightable. I am using your own references. I understand you want to spin everything one way or the other. But atleast 4 circuit court of appeals has issued decisions on this subject, and keep highlighting the novel and originality needed. Ironman is unique and original, but a character who is 5-10 years old who is male and has brown hair and brown eyes is really hard to claim it is unique.