>> There is a fine (VERY FINE) line that separates copyright protection and
>> restriction of freedom of speech. There are people at Mickey D's Corporate
>> that are obviously not making use of their time to accomplish those "better
>> things". > I agree, totally. Things like this DO seem like petty bullshit. But if you
> WERE to take over McD's, would you want someone twisting your logo around
> trying to make you look like some upside-down company? I think not!
Well, surely those employees hired to discover such things can find the REAL cases of this!!! This is not a real case. If I was the top dog, I would have many more serious issues to deal with than that. If those guys brought that to my desk, I would tell them to get serious and go find some real cases!!!
In the state of Florida, if a motorist takes offense at a bumper sticker on your car, he/she can turn you in to the authorities. The trooper who pulls you over has the option of letting it slide, fining you, or even arresting you. Now, do you want the law enforcement officers to address the real criminals, or do you want to face the possibility of being harassed over a "SHIT HAPPENS" bumper sticker (or "HOW'S MY DRIVING - CALL 1-800-EAT-SHIT")?
Do you want your local law enforcement to waste your taxes on staking out a convention center, waiting for a rap artist to finish his expletive-filled show, and then arrest him on outdated "obscenities" charges..or do you want your P.D. to do its real job???
You may call these apples and oranges, but both situations have our courts needlessly tied up, putting people who really do need them on the back burner.
Again, Mcd's needs to focus on getting its act back together, as previously mentioned.
