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Imprisoned Terrorist, Carlos The Jackal, Claims Intellectual Property Over Documentary About His Life
from the good-luck-with-that dept
In the past, we've seen various attempts by people to claim they had some sort of intellectual property right over a TV show or movie about them, but those claims rarely get very far. We've also seen people in prison with too much time on their hands suddenly claim IP rights over their name or likeness. Now, it appears that convicted terrorist Carlos the Jackal (Ilich Ramírez Sanchez) has decided that his life is his own and no one else can report on it without his approval. CitMediaLaw alerts us to the news that Carlos' wife/attorney has sued the production company of a documentary about Carlos' life. She is demanding that the master copy be given to them as soon as it is done, and that she and her husband get to review all the content and demand changes. It seems unlikely that this gets very far, but it's yet another symptom of our age when people begin to think that pretty much everything can be "owned" via intellectual property.
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Is anyone honestly surprised...
With more and more major media claiming ownership over ideas, it was no great leap to see that drop all the way to the "root source" of each idea.
In this case, the "root" is "Carlos". Next up, his parents will claim copyright because they "created" him...
/kidding, but you know someone somewhere will try it someday
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and his grandparents will sue the parents
then you have all the people he worked with
you get the idea
like i said it self destruction going this route
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Look out!
Yes, its a recursive loop that will destroy the fabric of reality.
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Fiction?
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Re: Fiction?
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A demand they might want to consider
Personally, I'd be terrified...the producers may, of course, have security of some kind. @.@
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This Is Not The Age Of Aquarius, It’s The Age Of Entitlement
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Style over Substance
Carlos wouldn't rate a Twitter today.
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So? Let them have it and see what happens.
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And the others inthe story...
Make sure they all have their say....
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Ain't this the guy
Ha ha ha ha ha.
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Carlos
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