moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (12/13/84)
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Harvey Comics, owners of Casper the Friendly Ghost & company, is suing
Columbia Pictures for $50 million, charging that the logo for the hit movie
GHOSTBUSTERS was actually a character appearing in "The Ghostly Trio", a
group of characters in the Casper comic book. Besides the monetary
compensation, they want all prints of the movie burned, and for Columbia to
stop using the famous logo.
Well, obviously, Fat Chance. Looks like they're looking for an out-of-court
settlement. I hope Columbia doesn't, and lets Harvey bankrupt themselves
with this ridiculous gesture (gee, I'm just filled with the Christmas
Spirit...)"
"Aim for her flat-top!"
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fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPAchuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuqui[The Time Traveller]) (12/15/84)
>Harvey Comics, owners of Casper the Friendly Ghost & company, is suing >Columbia Pictures for $50 million, charging that the logo for the hit movie >GHOSTBUSTERS was actually a character appearing in "The Ghostly Trio", a >group of characters in the Casper comic book. Besides the monetary >compensation, they want all prints of the movie burned, and for Columbia to >stop using the famous logo. I've heard that Disney is also, uh, upset over Ghostbusters. It seems there was a Disney cartoon many years ago that started MIckey, Goofy, and Donald as a trio of incompetent bumblers out to de-ghost a house. That predates the Casper stuff by about 15 years, so if they DO win, I hope disney takes it all away from them (the cartoon, BTW, is at least as good as Ghostbusters). Anyone who takes any of thise seriously should read David Gerrold's comments on 'Trouble Fro Tribbles', Heinlein, and original ideas. [any similarity between Ghostbusters and any other story involving three people running around making fools of themselves and getting slimed while getting rid of ghosts is completely accidently. of course.] chuq -- From behind the bar at Callahan's: Chuq Von Rospach {allegra,cbosgd,decwrl,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious... And Brutus is an honorable man
faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt) (12/28/84)
> Harvey Comics, owners of Casper the Friendly Ghost & company, is suing > Columbia Pictures for $50 million, charging that the logo for the hit movie > GHOSTBUSTERS was actually a character appearing in "The Ghostly Trio", a > group of characters in the Casper comic book. I'd be willing to say that the ghostbusters logo was a rip-off from Casper. I noticed that immediately. Why should Columbia be allowed to steal anothers creation?
moriarty@fluke.UUCP (The Napoleon of Crime) (12/31/84)
In article <1306@hplabs.UUCP> faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt) writes: >I'd be willing to say that the ghostbusters logo was a rip-off from >Casper. I noticed that immediately. > >Why should Columbia be allowed to steal anothers creation? Uhhh... because they've got lots of money and power? No, wait, that's not it... Oh, yeah, now I remember. Because their symbol was derived from the "bedroom sheet" type of ghost-depiction seen in Casper, not stolen. Besides, I've seen 1900 & 1910 depictions of ghosts in the same way (ironically, many where in motion picture comedys about ghostbusters (notably the ones with Bob "I'll never die" Hope and The Ritz Brothers)). "You'd do it for Randolph Scott." (chorus) "*gasp* RANDOLPH SCOTT!" Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. UUCP: {cornell,decvax,ihnp4,sdcsvax,tektronix,utcsrgv}!uw-beaver \ {allegra,gatech!sb1,hplabs!lbl-csam,decwrl!sun,ssc-vax} -- !fluke!moriarty ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA