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Vatican awards self 'unique copyright' on Pope * The Register

The Vatican has awarded itself a "unique copyright" on the Pope's name, image, coat of arms, and any other symbol or logo related to the Holy Father.

"The use of anything referring directly to the person or office of the Supreme Pontiff...and/or the use of the title 'Pontifical,' must receive previous and express authorization from the Holy See," reads a statement released by the Vatican on Saturday morning, the Catholic News Agency reports.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Dec 21st, 2009 at 03:29:49 PM EST
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With which authority has the Vatican registered their claim? I didn't find anything over at the OHIM.

I guess there must be some sort of Higher Order Registration Office for this sort of claim.

Clue me in, fellow ET pontificals.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Mon Dec 21st, 2009 at 05:43:09 PM EST
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well, you might say that catholicism is a drm'd form of christianity.

now if you want to clone ratzi, you have to pay authorisation rights.

i doubt they come cheap

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Dec 21st, 2009 at 05:57:20 PM EST
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That's Catholicism™ to you.

And the lawyers will be calling soon about the off-brand reference to 'ratzi'.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Dec 22nd, 2009 at 12:35:58 PM EST
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