« Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending Nov. 21, 2008 | Main | Ind. Courts - "Girl sues IHSAA to play baseball" »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Law - "Grinches target Light Up Louisville"
The Louisville Courier Journal today has this not surprising story. My first thought when I read the report was - whatever were they (the City of Louisville) thinking? The story begins:
Lawyers for the company that owns rights to the Dr. Seuss Christmas classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" have become real-life Grinches, threatening legal action unless Louisville cancels plans to use any part of the book for this year's Light Up Louisville holiday celebration."It appears these lawyers' hearts are two sizes too small," Mayor Jerry Abramson said in a news release.
DLA Piper, the law firm representing Dr. Seuss Enterprises, has sent a "cease and desist" letter to the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The letter, dated Nov. 13, said the convention bureau "has not been authorized or licensed by Seuss to use its protected works. We therefore demand that the (bureau) immediately cease and desist from using any references to or images of Who-ville, the Grinch, or any other name or character from How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 25, 2008 08:54 AM
Posted to General Law Related