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In an article I read today on TechDirt apparently Disney is in hot water for selling a lamp that infringes on copyright laws.
As you may know, Pixar is one of the divisions of Disney and they make all those sickeningly cute little movies like Cars and Wall-E and tons of others that my kids watch constantly. I’ll admit it: I like them.
And if you’ve ever watched any of these movies then obviously you’re familiar with the various Pixar Logos that incorporate that sweet little lamp:
Well, this little lamp is inspired by a pretty prominent lighting company called Luxo. They make task lighting, medical lighting – pretty much if you can screw a light bulb into it they make it.
Disney is scheduled to release a special Up – Limited Edition Luxo Jr. Collectible Lamp Pack
It really makes you wonder why the heck nobody caught this or thought, geez, we’re releasing a product that has the same name as a brand that we have nothing to do with…
And while this type of stuff happens quite a lot, it seems very strange to come from Disney…especially since they have sued others for similar violations. Apparently after doing some research it’s not the first time Disney nor Pixar has had legal problems with copyright infringement and been involved in a stupid lawsuit – but you would think something this obvious would be impossible to overlook.
copyright laws and trademarks are getting too hard to control, that is more like it actually. Maybe some are innocent mistakes. However, it is already very unlikely that all are. It had become too obvious that such law had been taken lightly.