TheFuzzy wrote:
Steve,
Well, it's really up to the rest of the world to acknowledge American property rights. We shouldn't have to pay attention to theirs. Foreign property is just something an American hasn't claimed yet.
Well, it's really up to the rest of the world to acknowledge American property rights. We shouldn't have to pay attention to theirs. Foreign property is just something an American hasn't claimed yet.
This was the first time I had run into this particular bit of info.
Darcie, I do understand that RMAA and others try to enforce ownership rules via civil lawsuits and that is a function of business and corporate America, but they and others have also sought criminal protection for their property rights, which is very much a governmental function. Disney's promotion of the copyright extension aka the Mickey Mouse Protection Act always rubbed me the wrong way, regardless of how fond I was of Walt's kingdom as a kid.
The Wagyu/Kobe Clog Dance (Two sides stamping their feet ... Stamp ... "It IS really Japanese" ... Stamp Stamp back ... "No, No it's not!") is to me, slightly science (aka breed development) and mostly marketing. The Wagyu Association is not some sort of biologically rigorous group like the zoo keepers trying to restore the auroch.
I don't think there is any argument about the validity of saying something is done is the style of or manner of a known commodity or item. I don't think San Francisco style Sourdough is the real thing. The maker has told me up front it is not. But the sourdough is likely inspired by the wonderful flavors of the real thing, whether they manage to meet the standard or not.
But it is all food for thought.
