August 16, 2006

Captain Copyright. The defining Super Hero of our age
posted by dng 18 years ago
  • To die for. There's been a lot of commentary about this in Canada: Michael Geist and the Canadian Library Association (pdf) are two good starts.
  • two funny things here... first is the copyright notice for Captain Copyright, which reads " Copyright Notice Copyright ©2006 Access Copyright, The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, All rights reserved. could we use that word one more time, maybe.. and... 2... the evil character is "Jerry Haskell", which is a badly disguised theft of the name "Eddy Haskell" from "Leave it to Beaver".. I guess using other peoples work is ok if you change it just a little.. Shame on Captain Copyright!
  • Hmmm, so I can still launch my Captain Copywriter® comic?
  • Captain Copyright? Sounds cool. Let me know when the Hollywood version comes out on DVD so I can download it illegally.
  • I prefer his arch-enemy Sgt. Public Domain! "Don't call me sir! I work for a living!"
  • Sigh. Whenever I see something this lame, I just know it's Canadian.
  • Captain Copyright can suck my GPL.
  • What about his lovely assistant, BibliogrOphelia®?
  • THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEAGUE OF AMERICA 1. Captain Copyright Powers: Amazing array of civil and criminal powers. Weaknesses: kids think he's "square", iPods. 2. Mr Patent Powers: Ability to control basic life-forms and DNA sequences. Weaknesses: Often prohibitively expensive. (Sidekick: Patent Pending Boy.) 3. The Vessel Hull Design Protection Act Vigilante Powers: Wields large vessel hull of invulnerability. Weaknesses: Vessel hull too large to be wielded particularly dexterously. 4. The Trademark Torch Powers: Ability to force criminals to change their own names, logos etc; ability to detect counterfeit superheroes. Weaknesses: Own name not trademarked. c.f. The Trademark Terminator. GO GO I.P. LEAGUE!
  • All I got following that Captain Copyright link was (using my fair-use rights to quote):
    Access Copyright Web Server Security Alert This website uses a special security software that monitors suspicious network traffic and behavior. If you feel that you have caused this security error unintentionally, please contact the website administrator at the address below and be sure to include the reference ID in your message. Email contact: itadmin@accesscopyright.ca Reference ID: 20060819129517"
    Hmmmm.
  • oh no! you're right, captain copyright has been defeated already http://www.captaincopyright.ca/