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From: staatsvr@asdcds.cds.wpafb.af.mil (Vern Staats; ASD/SCED;)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: disney
Message-ID: <276@nap1.cds.wpafb.af.mil>
Date: 31 Aug 89 17:21:38 GMT
References: <21726@cup.portal.com>
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In article <21726@cup.portal.com> alex@cup.portal.com (Alex D Seiden) writes:
>Disney will --definately-- sue your b*** right off if you try to
>use their very much copyrighted and defended characters in any 
>way shape or form.  The story about them suing a nursery school
>in Florida is true.  The may even try to stop you from naming your
>machines after the characters.  Very sensitive people.

Doesn't the story of Snow White predate Disney?  If the dwarves were 
named Sneezy, Dopey, Doc, etc before Disney came along I would think 
one could use the names for their machines.  You ought to be able to 
draw pictures of them too, so long as they don't look like Disney's 
copyrighted representations of them. 
Of course if Disney created the story or bought it from its creator
you're sunk.  Maybe you could name your machines after Disney's lawyers:
[names deleted to prevent getting *my* b*** sued off]
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