[Peace-discuss] [Peace] "Chief" Homecoming event is CANCELLED!!

[Karen Medina]

Good points, Robert.
I think the copyright issue may be the actual issue for the cancelation (one
L, hmmm). The person who designed the chief did ask for the copyright back.
If I remember correctly, that was part of the reason that the U decided to
do away with the chief as emblem -- the designer wanted $$ for each use. So
now the U cannot sell anything with the chief on it, but stores can still
sell the stock they had and people can pay a copyright fee to the owner of
the copyright and still produce the emblem. The U itself cannot because it
does not own the copyright any more.

-karen medina

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Robert Kutz <rbkutz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Declaring the triumph of censorship is perhaps premature given no
> explanation for the cancellation. I think we can afford at least a reserved
> and tentative pleasure in this case.
>
> And in response to the obvious pressure the University was placing on the
> 'last dance' event - anybody is certainly free to discuss or reminisce about
> the Chief as they wish, but I see no reason to believe that the University's
> 'trademark' claim is illegitimate. I can talk about Mickey Mouse all I like,
> but it's hardly a violation of free speech that I can't paint him on the
> side of my shop.
>
> It's debatable whether this is an issue of free speech at this point, but
> it's hardly a matter of debate whether we can be happy that this celebration
> of a racist caricature will apparently not proceed as planned, I think.
>
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 5:30 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>wrote:
>
>>  Censorship triumphs? Are we proud?
>>
>> (And doesn't canceled have one L?)
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/14/10 6:24 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>>
>>   Just heard on Ch 3 News at 6p that the "Chief" Event scheduled for the
>> Assembly Hall during Homecoming Weekend has been CANCELLED!!! No
>> explanation, other than that it hasn't been (isn't expected to be?)
>> rescheduled. We win again? Still? Some more???
>>  --Jenifer
>>
>>
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