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From: fore@athena.cs.uga.edu (Howard Fore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: NetBunny revisited
Message-ID: <1991Jan10.001659.757@athena.cs.uga.edu>
Date: 10 Jan 91 00:16:59 GMT
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>Simply erasing the word Energizer wouldn't cut it.  The idea here is to
>interject a non sequitur in an abrupt fashion.  Having a bunny cut across your
>video screen is an expression of that idea and is protected by copyright.
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>A lot of people would be annoyed at the intrusion of Netbunny and since it
>is fairly obvious where the idea came from, I think Eveready wouldn't like the
>bad feelings generated.

But the "idea" of the Energizer bunny isn't just an abrupt intrusion. The bunny
isn't cast across a Firestone commercial, or across a Maalox or Tums ad. It is
interrupting a "FAKE" ad. The products don't exist - yet (though, a Helga 
Christmas is exciting :-)  ).

I agree with the free advertising viewpoint. This is just more exposure.
And don't the toy bunnies that are sold that resemble the commercial, annoy 
some people?

.

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