Copyright lawyers will go after God one day - mark my words

Good grief! A volcanic island in the exact shape of cartoon character Snoopy has emerged near Japan.mini storage But it is under copyright protection. God's going to get into big trouble! He's done it before. Fly to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia and you'll see the islands of Manukan, Mamutik and Sulug form a perfect smiley face, despite the fact the round smiley is a logo developed by a US insurance company in 1963. In the Spratly Islands, God made an island in the exact shape of a boomerang - without asking Australian aboriginals first. I can tell you that such incidents trigger letters such as follows. Dear Sir or Madam: We note that the Pacific Ocean now features a likeness of our exclusively owned intellectual property Snoopy (TM). We ask that it be removed at once, otherwise we reserve the right to use the full force of the relevant laws against you. Yours, United Licensed Products Syndicate. Dear syndicate: Which laws are you referring to? If it's the laws of physics, I believe I wrote them. Yours sincerely, God. Dear God: We refer to the Copyright Act of 1976. But note, our client Charles Shultz created Snoopy more than 60 years ago. Dear ULPS: Please note, I created all matter, including the stuff that evolved into life-forms such as Schultz, 13.8 billion years ago. Dear God: Any proof of this? Dear ULPself storage: I have the universe. Will that do? Dear God: Possibly. Our attorney asks that you send us a copy. Our attorney says you may retain the Snoopy-shaped island in its present position - provided you send us a US$20 million (HK$156 million) a year licensing fee, which you can recoup by building tacky attractions on it and charging visitors exorbitant fees. This is the normal method. Dear ULPS: That's not my style. I usually provide everything free. Dear God: The fee is payable whether you monetize it or not. Incidentally, our attorney says that matter is quite a significant invention and would like to know whether you have other potentially profitable developments we could license? Dear ULPS: Sure: time, consciousness, the multiverse, 11-dimensional space, etc. Dear God: Please send samples to our acquisitions department with stamped address envelopes. Dear ULPS: Okay, will drop off something tonight. Dear God [one day later]: This morning we opened the door to the acquisitions department to find that it led into a vast space 14 billion light- years across containing a mix of star systems and dark matter. Dear ULPS: Good, it means the multiverse I sent you has arrived. Dear God: Our attorney fell into it, and is now drifting close to Alpha Centauri, screaming. Send ideas and comments via .mrjam.org 迷你倉