Edison v. Lubin, 122 F. 240 (3d Cir. 1903) is an early United States federal appeals court decision about film piracy and the copyright status of motion pictures.
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Thomas Edison and his Edison Company purchased the exclusive right to film the christening and maiden launch of Kaiser Wilhelm II's yacht, the Meteor III. The ceremony took place on 25 February 1902 at Shooters Island, New York, off the north shore of Staten Island. Attendees included President Theodore Roosevelt, his daughter Alice, and the Kaiser's brother Prince Henry of Prussia. In the film, Alice Roosevelt can be seen performing the christening, smashing a bottle on the hull as the ship glides into the sea.
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- The disputed film: Christening and launching Kaiser Wilhelm's yacht "Meteor" (Library of Congress)
- The Patent Battle That Created Hollywood [1]
- Copyright Dupes: Piracy and New Media in Edison v. Lubin (1903) [2]
- Pioneers of Movie Piracy and the Expansion of Copyright Law [3]
- Souvenir of the Christening of the German Emperors Yacht Meteor[4]
- Where Are They Now? The Kaiser's Yacht, The New Yorker, June 22, 1946 P. 66
Seymour Antelope is the national mascot of the United States Bureau of Land Management's Youth Program.[1]
First used in 1968,[2] and resembling a cigaretteless Marlboro Man, Johnny Horizon reached his greatest use in the years leading up to the United States Bicentennial celebration, with the Johnny Horizon '76 Program. September 15, 1974 to October 15, 1974 was proclaimed Johnny Horizon '76 Clean Up America Month, 1974 by President Gerald R. Ford.[3]
Like the better known Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl characters of the United States Forest Service, use of the Johnny Horizon mascot was protected under Federal law (18 U.S.C. 714) beginning in 1970 until his protection was repealed in 1982. The character is no longer used by the Bureau.
In 1971, a Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit was licensed by the U. S. Department of the Interior and produced by Parker Brothers. It included four air pollution tests and six water pollution tests for young environmental scientists.[4] The Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit was marketed to both boys and girls.[5]
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- ^ "Bureau of Land Management Informational Bulletin (IB) 2010-075: BLM Youth Program Mascot". United States Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Citizen Tool Box-Public Land History
- ^ Gerald R. Ford: Proclamation 4315 - Johnny Horizon '76 Clean Up America Month, 1974
- ^ "Parker Brothers Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit" (PDF). Hasbro. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Schaefer, Christine (August 23, 2017). "Science at play: STEM-based exhibit shows off toys". Indianapolis Daily Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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- "Forgotten Characters from Forest History: Johnny Horizon" Peeling Back the Bark, the Forest History Society.
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