Intellectual Property Fan Gifts

"Hon, was Skippy your concept or mine?"

"I'm sorry, Henri. I don't think you can sue every science teacher for 'defamation of effect'."

"That guys is stealing my data!"

"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."

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

"Someday, these will be installed in every home and business that wants to seem artsy."

"Plagiarist!"

Intellectual Property

Toddler Feeding Solutions

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.'

"I didn't take anyone's job. This is my company."

'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.'

For the musician strapped for space...the Murphy piano.

Primordial Schmooze

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

"We've made significant progress in T-shirt cannon technology."

'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

'I think scroll sounds better than 'continuous media,''

Patents office

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

'Here's a bag of nuts if you get hungry.'

"But you both can't be the 'father' of Ammonium Pentoxide Phosphate."

'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.'

"I'm so old, I've entered public domain."

"I'm not taking any chances."