Croatian cake pirates threatened with lawsuits

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If you have Disney characters on your confections, you will be sued.

by Annalee Newitz - Jan 15, 2016 8:20pm CET
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As Harlan Ellison once said about Disney, "Nobody fucks with The Mouse." Even if you live in Zagreb, Croatia, the long hand of The Mouse can reach in and change your birthday party plans. That's what several bakers in Zagreb discovered when they received cease-and-desist letters warning them to stop making cakes featuring popular Disney characters from Star Wars, Frozen, and more.
According to Croatian paper Jutarnji, the letters came from a law firm representing the Zagreb chainFun Cake Factory, which has an exclusive license to make Disney-themed cakes via its partnership with British confectioner Finsbury Food Group. Ana Marcelić, a local Zagreb confectioner who received one of the cease-and-desist letters, told the paper it would be a "huge loss" for her financially and difficult to explain to customers requesting Disney-themed cakes.
Apparently Disney has been cracking down on copyright infringing cakes lately. In September of last year, the company hired a law firm to sue Michigan baker Wilson's Wild Cake Creations for making cakes that featured images of "Darth Vader and son." Julie Triedman notes in American Lawyer that Disney and LucasFilm called for the "seizure of 'any molds, screens, patterns, plates, negatives, machinery or equipment used for making' the offending images." The owners of Wilson's Wild Cake Creations filed for bankruptcy in October. That situation wasn't new. Way back in 1992, Disney threatened two Singapore bakeries with lawsuits unless they stopped making cakes based on Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
Bakers also risk lawsuits by using sports team logos on their tasty creations, as one unfortunate cookie-maker discovered when she dared to use the University of Alabama "A" on a batch of graduation treats. She was threatened with a lawsuit by the company that manages licensing for the university. And Hershey recently settled its suit against a Colorado cannabis candy maker who agreed to stop selling a parody Reese's Peanut Butter Cup brand of pot candies.
The culinary copyright problem is so pervasive that a number of confectioners' blogs and business resources warn retailers about the risks and explain how to avoid an infringement lawsuit. But don't worry—if you desperately need a licensed character on your cake or candy, you can contact the IP owners and request a special one-off permission to use the licensed characters for a "personal event." As long as you don't post any pictures of the cake online, you'll be good. Sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it?

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/croatian-cake-pirates-threatened-with-lawsuits/

hahahahahaha,tko cime,ovi kolačima..
Kulinarka na Aparatima...

vrhunska socijalistička država, omogućila stranim korporacijama da tuže naše slastičarne..tako se država brine u interesima RH ekonomije

Da cake pirates...ovaj planet treba zapaliti jedostavno...čim prije...

Ionako je nezdravo. Umjetne boje i to... 

Neoliberalni portugalac wrote:vrhunska socijalistička država, omogućila stranim korporacijama da tuže naše slastičarne..tako se država brine u interesima RH ekonomije

tuži ih naša tvrtka, "Fun cake factories" koja Disneyu plaća licencu da bi mogla koristiti likove iz njihovih crtića koji su autorsko vlasništvo Disneya

ovi što rade bez licence su nelojalna konkurencija

deda na aparatima wrote:

Neoliberalni portugalac wrote:vrhunska socijalistička država, omogućila stranim korporacijama da tuže naše slastičarne..tako se država brine u interesima RH ekonomije

tuži ih naša tvrtka, "Fun cake factories" koja Disneyu plaća licencu da bi mogla koristiti likove iz njihovih crtića koji su autorsko vlasništvo Disneya

ovi što rade bez licence su nelojalna konkurencija

Pa da. Nema logike da jedni plaćaju, a drugi se prave da nisu odavde. 

However, have no fear. I ova tema ima potencijal da preraste u raspravu o komunistima, fašistima, partizanima i ustašama. 

Možda čudno na prvu ali je u redu.

dudette wrote:However, have no fear. I ova tema ima potencijal da preraste u raspravu o komunistima, fašistima, partizanima i ustašama. 

...i seksu...

...ili na mobitelima

svetac, što kažeš na ovaj model?

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kanta

"nobody fucks with the mouse", pa napiso sam ja kad smo raspravljali o ovom pred koji dan, miš krade djeci lizalice... i onda im ih preprodaje po duploj cijeni

gangster u rangu al caponea

inače je disney najpokvarenija američka korporacija, po meni... onda tek idu apple i monsanto

Neoliberalni portugalac wrote:vrhunska socijalistička država, omogućila stranim korporacijama da tuže naše slastičarne 

Ovo i ne mora biti loše.

Tetovo,Gostivar aus press!

prckov wrote:kanta

pa dobro, spada u rang jeftinijih budžetnih telefona cijene ispod 200 dolara
možda je za te novce zbog sAMOLED ekrana bolje kupiti Samsung S3, no mislim da je svetac zaljubljen u Lumije :)

Ako su likovi Disneyjevi vlasništvo, a jesu, zašto bi ih itko neovlašteno rabio? Neka autoru plate koncesiju pa neka zarađaju.

Trinity wrote:

dudette wrote:However, have no fear. I ova tema ima potencijal da preraste u raspravu o komunistima, fašistima, partizanima i ustašama. 

...i seksu...

nece biti-obecavam..

deda na aparatima wrote:...ili na mobitelima

svetac, što kažeš na ovaj model?

http://www.windowscentral.com/exclusive-renders-microsoft-lumia-650

Ne pratim bas..Ako je to nasljednik 640 XL onda je vrhunski,bar za mene ,po specsima..nikad ne ganjam flagshipove..No neki kazu,koji imaju 640,da nije promjena dovoljna da bi se 640 umirovilo,a 650 kupilo..tko bi ga znao..drzim se svoje 520 nokijice..dobra mi je..

On Topic..Naravno da je kradja dizajna..Alfa Romeo je 80tih htio u nazivu neke svoje jurilice upotrijebiti rijec QUATTRO,no Audi je sudskim sporovima to onemogucio Alfi...samo peri deri kolacarsku mafiju..

dudette wrote:Ionako je nezdravo. Umjetne boje i to... 

Al ajde ti nemoj klincu Munjevitog Jurića na tortu staviti...možeš odmah pušing rođendana proglasiti...ovo s piratstvom su nebuloze...

autorsko pravo je autorsko pravo..Tko je kriv Balknacima sto nisu vrhunsku kuhinju,jela i poslastice patentirali..Svabi znaju qrc sto je dobra hrana i kolaci,sve vise se tuše turskim kepabima i talijanskim smetjem..