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<DIV>In a message dated 8/29/2003 8:19:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cord@wiljes.de writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><SPAN class=080501412-29082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Johnny Gruelle claimed a copyright on the names "Mickey and Minnie Mouse" before Dísney invented them? Or on the characters after Disney invented them? </FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>no, on the names only (2-3 years prior to Disney) after he invented mickey and minnie :-),</DIV>
<DIV> you folks with the time machine need both copyright and trademark</DIV>
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<DIV>sr (who notes he hasnt seen gruelle's mice, just his ducks and dolls)</DIV></BODY></HTML>