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NAUGHTY ICELAND  In the 1970s Iceland and Britain went to 'war' over cod fishing. The skirmishes between Icelandic trawlers and Royal Navy vessels were known as the Cod Wars. Now there is another battle looming between Iceland and Britain, soon after England’s infamous defeat to Iceland in the Euro 2016 football tournament. The Icelandic government is threatening to take legal action against Iceland Foods Ltd which runs a chain of supermarket stores selling frozen food. The stores trade under the name Iceland. The Icelandic government wants Iceland Foods Ltd to stop trading using the name of its country. The first Iceland store was opened in Shropshire, my home county, in 1969. The founder of Iceland, Malcolm Walker, named his first store Iceland because he was a family friend of a former Icelandic Prime Minister. The number of Iceland stores has gradually expanded in Britain and abroad. There are even three Iceland stores in Iceland! In 1985, the Icelandic company, Baugur Group, bought the Iceland stores and, when the company went bankrupt in 2009, two Icelandic banks, Landsbanki and Glitnir, took over ownership of the stores until they were taken over by a management buy-out led by the founder, Malcolm Walker, in 2012! Iceland Foods Ltd holds a Europe-wide trademark for the word 'Iceland', thus preventing Icelandic companies from trading under the name of their country! I’ve always had major reservations of names and phrases being legally owned - I think language should be free to use by whomever, whenever and however. Why should McDonald’s have legal copyright of the phrase 'I'm Lovin' It'? Why should the International Olympic Committee have forced London’s 'greasy-spoon' cafe, Café Olympic, to change its name during the London Olympics? In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? In the wake of Iceland threatened lawsuit against Iceland, the Turkish government is considering its legal options regarding the American tradition of eating roast turkey on Thanksgiving, the Chinese government is considering legal action against companies selling porcelain china, and the Chilean government is thinking of prosecuting chilli pepper farmers! I’ve been told that the United States of America and the United Kingdom, with the support of the United Nations, are discussing taking three football clubs to court, Manchester United, Leeds United and Torquay United. However, I want to deny that the government of Spain is thinking of taking people with a lisp to court when they say the 'pain' word; that would be bad taste! Below are four photos of Iceland; I had to pay copyright fees to Iceland to use them here!     |
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This is naughty Iceland : http://www.brokenjawtravel.com/9-penises-iceland  Sommaire Et la souffrance vgtale L'être idéal ? Un ange dévasté par l'humour. E.M. Cioran
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the rain in spain fall mainly on the plain.. oh my fair lady. face piles of trials with smiles.. MOODY BLUES please feel free to visit my blog happy blogging
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Bonjour Spunky Je suis contre le fait de voler le nom de pays Le champagne ne peut venir que de Champagne, sinon n'importe quel piquette se vendrait sous le nom de champagne Bonne fête de fin d'année ♥ Poton ♥ Bisou ♥ Annie ♥ Hello Spunky I am against stealing the country name Champagne can only come from Champagne, otherwise any piquette would sell under the name of champagne Happy New Year ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥ 
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In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? Both. Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? Only in very limited circumstances. Yes a company should have a right to copyright their name but if they choose to name their company with the name of a country, person or place etc. then their rights should be severely limited and people or places should be allowed to use the part of the name that applies to their use without restriction. I don't think phrases should be allowed to be copyrighted. I don't think that obvious misuse or abuse of another's name should be allowed though. Vive La Difference
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In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? They both are. They should be sent to a corner to contemplate their behavior Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? Probably should be allowed, or we would have an over load of unemployed lawyers
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Jaysus this is way beyond the bounds of commonsense. The name of the shop is surely a play on the fact that it mainly sells frozen food. SMH.  I don't think words and phrases should be copyright....it's different if you write a whole article and want to retain ownership but words and phrases...nope. ~~Anais Nin~~
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Great shots you have there.. I bet that place is beautiful. In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? Country Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? no Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I agree with "sexy" ...words are just words.....I think too much is being put into $$$$$$.....let's sue and get mega bucks.......sheeeesssh!!
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it's a bit late for the country to suddenly say that Mum's can't go to Iceland anymore  
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In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? I hate to take sides against Iceland, but it seems to me that Iceland is in the right here. Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? I think that there is literally no thing that some uncreative and unprincipled son of a bitch will not attempt to monetize and reserve only to himself, especially if he was too much of a dud to create it himself. I have similar feelings about patenting genes, even if they were modified in a lab, with the possible exception of Levi Strauss. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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 A company or a country? .. I'd normally say that they are both naughty.  .. But I keep hearing about how great Iceland is. Their fastest growing political party is a bunch of Pirates! Iceland. .. .. Kind of a dull word for a country with the awesome word "Reykjavík" as the name of its capital. 
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Interesting to learn about things like this in other countries. Always enlightening and humorous, spunky. Kk The observant make the best lovers, I may not do right, but I do write, I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life, Kitkat Come check out my blog KItkat1415 check out this post by me Adventures In Body Grooming #39 April Topic Link: What Lies Beneath If April Showers Oh Bloody Hell What Kind Of Weather Turns Me On Bloggers Symposium 40
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This is naughty Iceland : http://www.brokenjawtravel.com/9-penises-iceland
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the rain in spain fall mainly on the plain.. oh my fair lady.
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Great pics and story! 
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Bonjour Spunky Je suis contre le fait de voler le nom de pays Le champagne ne peut venir que de Champagne, sinon n'importe quel piquette se vendrait sous le nom de champagne Bonne fête de fin d'année ♥ Poton ♥ Bisou ♥ Annie ♥ Hello Spunky I am against stealing the country name Champagne can only come from Champagne, otherwise any piquette would sell under the name of champagne Happy New Year ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥
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In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? Both. Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? Only in very limited circumstances. Yes a company should have a right to copyright their name but if they choose to name their company with the name of a country, person or place etc. then their rights should be severely limited and people or places should be allowed to use the part of the name that applies to their use without restriction. I don't think phrases should be allowed to be copyrighted. I don't think that obvious misuse or abuse of another's name should be allowed though.
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In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? They both are. They should be sent to a corner to contemplate their behavior Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? Probably should be allowed, or we would have an over load of unemployed lawyers
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Jaysus this is way beyond the bounds of commonsense. The name of the shop is surely a play on the fact that it mainly sells frozen food. SMH. I don't think words and phrases should be copyright....it's different if you write a whole article and want to retain ownership but words and phrases...nope.
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But Iceland the country had the name longer than the company. Would you like a company to legally own the word Canada?
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Great shots you have there.. I bet that place is beautiful. In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? Country Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? no
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I agree with "sexy" ...words are just words.....I think too much is being put into $$$$$$.....let's sue and get mega bucks.......sheeeesssh!!
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it's a bit late for the country to suddenly say that Mum's can't go to Iceland anymore
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In the case of Iceland, who is the naughty one - the company or the country? I hate to take sides against Iceland, but it seems to me that Iceland is in the right here. Do you think words and phrases should be legally copyrighted? I think that there is literally no thing that some uncreative and unprincipled son of a bitch will not attempt to monetize and reserve only to himself, especially if he was too much of a dud to create it himself. I have similar feelings about patenting genes, even if they were modified in a lab, with the possible exception of Levi Strauss.
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Iceland is a lovely country; it's probabl;y the most American counry in Europe!
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