Winnetou at Intersection
am 12.08.2004 von http://www.recht.us/amlaw
CK - Washington. Winnetou, a fictional character in Karl May novels, often stood at the intersection of good and evil. Carolin Schosser and Julia Gehrke place him at the intersection of copyright and trademark law. Their article Winnetour Return at the Intersection of Copyright and Trademark Law
examines a recent German Supreme Court decision that resolves conflicts arising out of expired copyrights and continuing trademark claims. The German facts are …
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