1. The radio showed used the name "Pooh's News." Sure the name Pooh is to be affiliated with Winnie the Pooh, however Winnie The Pooh was not the name that was given to the news report.
2. This news show was clearly used for a different use. Winnie the Pooh is about a bear in One Hundred Acre Woods with his friends and their journey in life. This school used it for a summary or teaser session on the radio show, which is clearly not what the book or TV show, Winnie the Pooh, is about.
3. There was no graphic or attempt to mimic the bear's voice. There is really nothing that is saying that this Pooh used in the segment is stealing the character of Winnie the Pooh.
4. Copyright Laws state that something can be used if there is a new use intended with it. The students may have used the name Pooh, but there was a new use tagged along with that name.
5. Because they only received a cease-and-desist letter, or a scare tactic, the copyright holders did push any further measures towards copyright violation, probably because it was not really all that in violation.
2. This news show was clearly used for a different use. Winnie the Pooh is about a bear in One Hundred Acre Woods with his friends and their journey in life. This school used it for a summary or teaser session on the radio show, which is clearly not what the book or TV show, Winnie the Pooh, is about.
3. There was no graphic or attempt to mimic the bear's voice. There is really nothing that is saying that this Pooh used in the segment is stealing the character of Winnie the Pooh.
4. Copyright Laws state that something can be used if there is a new use intended with it. The students may have used the name Pooh, but there was a new use tagged along with that name.
5. Because they only received a cease-and-desist letter, or a scare tactic, the copyright holders did push any further measures towards copyright violation, probably because it was not really all that in violation.
Good assessment!
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