Intellectual Property Defender T-Shirts

'Your content is protected by copyright laws and a complete lack of interest.'

'As a freelancer I'm better safe than sorry.'

An Elegant Defense. Huh? Nothing. Richly entertaining** Did your e-reader just say the book's name? **Wall Street Journal. No. Absolutely not. An Elegant Defense. It did it again. You stole my idea! Shh. Immune System Science. I'm suing!!!

"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."

"What's a patent?"

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

Sue the Author 3PM

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

"I lost some intellectual property here last night. Anybody remember what the hell I was talking about?"

"Plagiarist!"

"'C' is for free CONTENT!"

Intellectual Property

Mook's regret after inventing fire.

'I'm afraid this new self you reinvented has already been patented.'

'Everyone's using your theorem, Pythagoras. I told you you should have patented it.'

'Remember - do not try to plant the seeds from these apples. They're intellectual property, and they're copyrighted.'

'We don't know what the final result will look like, but the movie rights have already been optioned.'

'Your copyright is invalid, you spelled (c) wrong.'

The Economy of Ideas

"I have always depended on the content of strangers."

'It's not the same. I was caught stealing office supplies. You, on the other hand, got caught stealing ideas.'

'They never let you forget that your intellectual property belongs to them.'

Copyrighted Ideas

Copyright and copyleft

Man with pirate eye patch and bandana giving a lecture

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N. The alphabet invention is great. We should copyright it!

Mega Pharmaceuticals Legal Dept. What if we claim a generic knockoff of our miracle drug is blasphemous?

"We're being followed. Don't worry it's just my copyright."

Patents office

"You asked to see me, boss?" "Yes, Rudy. We have a serious problem here." "I'm going to need you to stop humming the 'Star Wars' theme 24/7." "Disney is notoriously litigious. If they catch wind that you're publicly performing the theme, they may sue the cafe for royalties." "Daaaa... daaaa... duh-duh-duh daaaaaaa... daaaa... duh-duh-duh... wait, what?" "If you cost me my livelihood, I'll do to you what Han did to that Tauntaun."

'We now have the technology to record your dreams. From now on, your dreams are our intellectual property.'

'Quit if you want, Bowman, but the intellectual property stays here.'

'It was owned by a little old lady. Legally, that's all I can say. She still owns the intellectual property rights to her story.'

"No, Henry, don't do it ... we own the intellectual content!"

'I invented the wheel, and to protect it, I invented the club.'