Baker in trouble over Poppy Day Poppyrights

Sat,07 Nov 2009 07:24 GMT -4:00 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/30853

- “You would not believe the misuses of the poppy we have to investigate,” Butt says.

‘Butt’ is Royal Canadian Legion spokesman Bob Butt, and he’s quoted in a Toronto Sun story on how the Dutch Oven Bakery in Coburg, Ontario, crossed bayonets with the legion over, Yes, alleged copyright infringement.

It’d been “fulfilling the order of some poppy cookies for the family of a fallen Canadian soldier from the Afghanistan conflict,” says the story.

But, “That would be a violation of the trademark,” explained Butt.

He apparently said the legion understood people are “well meaning” when they use the poppy and unaware of the rules.

“But rules are rules.”

Butt “points out that the legion has the right to do with the poppy what it feels is in its best interest and that none of it has ever been for commercial use,” says the story.

Ah SO!

Poppyrights, anyone?

(Cheers, Marc)

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