Keep your bikini top on, Abe!

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture


CHEKOV: Sir! Airlock four has been opened. A thruster suit is reported missing!

KIRK: A thruster suit? That's Spock! Damn him! Bring him back here. ...No wait, ...get a fix on his position.

CHEKOV: Aye sir.

[Outside Enterprise]

(Spock fires the thruster suit and successfully passes through the opening orifice)

SPOCK: I have successfully penetrated the next chamber of the alien's Interior, and I am witnessing some sort of dimensional image which I believe to be a representation of V'Ger's home planet. I am passing through a connecting tunnel. Apparently a kind of plasma-energy conduit. Possibly a field coil for gigantic imaging systems. Curious. I am seeing images of planets, moons, stars, whole galaxies all stored in here, recorded.










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Gate Circuit

The gate circuit develops pulses which synchronize the indicator with the transmitter. The gate circuit itself is synchronized by trigger pulses from the synchronizer. It then provides timing for the intensity gate generator, sweep generator circuit, and the sweep control circuit.

While the PPI-Scope at older radar sets is synchronized by trigger pulses directly from the modulator, e.g. the Synchronizer of the ASR-910 provides a special scope-trigger (TA-39).

Sawtooth- Generator

The sweep generator circuit produces currents which deflect an electron beam across the crt. Varying voltages from the sweep control circuit are applied to deflection coils. Gate voltages determine sweep rate, and therefore, the effective distance (range) covered by each sweep.










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Copyright law of the United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Copyright Law of the United States encourages the creation of art and culture by rewarding authors and artists with a set of exclusive rights. Federal Copyright law grants authors and artists the exclusive right to make and sell copies of their works, the right to create derivative works


First owner of copyright

The author of a work is the initial owner of the copyright in it, and may exploit the work himself or transfer some or all the rights conferred by the copyright to others. The author generally is the person who conceives of the copyrightable expression and fixes it or causes it to be fixed in a tangible form.





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Linguistic description

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In the study of language, description, or descriptive linguistics, is the work of objectively analyzing and describing how language is spoken (or how it was spoken in the past) by a group of people in a speech community. All scholarly research in linguistics is descriptive; like all other sciences, its aim is to observe the linguistic world as it is, without the bias of preconceived ideas about how it ought to be. Modern descriptive linguistics is based on a structural approach to language, as exemplified in the work of Leonard Bloomfield and others. Linguistic description is often contrasted with linguistic prescription, which is found especially in education and in publishing. Prescription seeks to define standard language forms and give advice on effective language use, and can be thought of as a presentation of the fruits of descriptive research in a learnable form, though it also draws on more subjective aspects of language aesthetics. Prescription and description are complementary, but have different priorities and sometimes are seen to be in conflict. Descriptivism is the belief that description is more significant or important to teach, study, and practice than prescription.










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HEIRS OF ESTATE OF JENKINS v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES

90 F.Supp.2d 706 (2000)

The HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF William F. JENKINS, Plaintiff,

v.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., Defendant.

No. Civ.A.99-1766-A.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

March 20, 2000.

Stanley Clinton Spooner, Nixon and Vanderhye, P.C., Arlington, VA, for plaintiff.

John F. Anderson, Richards, McGettigan, Reilly & West, P.C., Alexandria, VA, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this trademark infringement action brought pursuant to section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, plaintiffs, the heirs of an author and owners of that author's work, claim that defendant's motion picture bears a title which is confusingly similar to the title of a short story published over half a century ago by the author. The summary judgment motion at bar presents, inter alia, the question whether plaintiffs may claim trademark protection in the title of a single expressive work, when the title is also the name of a science fiction genre.

I

Plaintiffs are the heirs of William F. Jenkins, a science fiction author who published works of fiction under the pseudonym, "Murray Leinster." Among Jenkins' work is the novellette1 "First Contact," the title of which is the subject of this litigation. Defendant Paramount Pictures Corporation produces, advertises and distributes television programs, movies, and related products.

In 1945, Jenkins, using his pseudonym, published "First Contact" in the magazine Astounding Science-Fiction. "First Contact," put simply, is a tale of mankind's first encounter with extraterrestrial life. Although many stories, books, and movies examine alien encounters with earthlings, Jenkins' short story is widely regarded as the prime example of this plot.2 In that regard, Jenkins' story has been reprinted in numerous anthologies since its initial publication in 1945, and in 1996, twenty-one years after Jenkins' death, the story was honored with a 1946 Retro-Hugo Award.3 In addition, perhaps as a result of Jenkins' story, a vast line of literature, movies, and nonfiction reports of alien encounters are described as "first contact" stories.

Defendant owns all of the so-called Star Trek properties. The Star Trek franchise includes nine motion pictures, four television series, and a large and extremely lucrative licensing and merchandising program. Defendant owns at least fifty registered trademarks related to Star Trek, which marks are licensed for use on a wide variety of merchandise, including books,

[ 90 F.Supp.2d 708 ]

toys, bookmarks, games, greeting cards, watches, clocks, software, and other goods. In total, defendant and its licensees have sold over $1 billion of Star Trek-related merchandise. Further evidence of Star Trek's ubiquity is found in a vast and mysterious Star Trek subculture, comprised of people who call themselves Trekkies or Trekkers. In short, through defendant's aggressive merchandising and the enduring popularity of the Star Trek television shows, movies, and books, STAR TREK has become one of the most famous trademarks in the world.










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Dictionary.com


thief


a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.










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Organized crime

Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. The Organized Crime Control Act (U.S., 1970) defines organized crime as "The unlawful activities of ... a highly organized, disciplined association...".


In order for a criminal organization to prosper, some degree of support is required from the society in which it lives. Thus, it is often necessary to corrupt some of its respected members, most commonly achieved through bribery, blackmail, and the establishment of symbiotic relationships with legitimate businesses. Judicial and police officers and legislators are especially targeted for control by organized crime via bribes.










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HEIRS OF ESTATE OF JENKINS v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES

90 F.Supp.2d 706 (2000)

The HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF William F. JENKINS, Plaintiff,

v.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., Defendant.

No. Civ.A.99-1766-A.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

March 20, 2000.


II

On a motion for summary judgment, the moving party must demonstrate that "there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Rule 56(c), Fed.R.Civ.P. The facts themselves, and the inferences to be drawn from those facts, must be viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. See Ross v. Communications Satellite Corp.,759 F.2d 355, 364 (4th Cir.1985). Summary judgment is appropriate when a party "fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial." Celotex Corp. v. Catrett,477 U.S. 317, 322, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). The opposing party must do more than "simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material facts." Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., v. Zenith Radio Corp.,475 U.S. 574, 586, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986). Moreover, "the mere existence of some alleged factual dispute between the parties will not defeat an otherwise properly supported motion for summary judgment." Anderson v. Liberty Lobby Inc.,477 U.S. 242, 247, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986). In addition, in a case in which the nonmoving party bears the burden of proof at trial, as in this case, "Rule 56(e) requires the nonmoving party to go beyond the pleadings and by [his] own affidavits, or by the `depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file,' designate `specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.'"










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Star Trek: First Contact


DATA: Who are you?

BORG QUEEN (OC): I am the Borg.

DATA: That is a contradiction. The Borg have a collective consciousness. There are no individuals.

(the Borg Queen's head and shoulders descend from the ceiling)

BORG QUEEN: I am the beginning, the end, the one who is many.

(the head and shoulders lock into a cybernetic body and the Queen approaches Data)

BORG QUEEN: I am the Borg.

DATA: Greetings. ...I am curious, do you control the Borg collective?

BORG QUEEN: You imply disparity where none exists. I am the collective.

DATA: Perhaps I should rephrase the question. I wish to understand the organisational relationship. Are you their leader?










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HEIRS OF ESTATE OF JENKINS v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES

90 F.Supp.2d 706 (2000)

The HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF William F. JENKINS, Plaintiff,

v.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., Defendant.

No. Civ.A.99-1766-A.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

March 20, 2000.


III

To prevail on a claim brought pursuant to § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, plaintiffs must show (i) that FIRST CONTACT is entitled to trademark










To be continued.





From 3/16/1991 ( date hijacked from me:my first successful major test of my ultraspace matter transportation device as Kerry Wayne Burgess the successful Ph.D. graduate Columbia South Carolina ) To 3/20/2000 ( Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp. ) is 3292 days

From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 11/7/1974 ( premiere US film "The Little Prince" ) is 3292 days



From 3/4/1959 ( the birthdate London England time of my biological brother Thomas Reagan ) To 3/20/2000 ( Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp. ) is 14992 days

14992 = 7496 + 7496

From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/12/1986 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 - premiere US film "Top Gun" ) is 7496 days



From 3/4/1959 ( the birthdate London England time of my biological brother Thomas Reagan ) To 3/20/2000 ( Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp. ) is 14992 days

14992 = 7496 + 7496

From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 5/12/1986 ( premiere US film "Marine Corps Combat Leadership Skills" ) is 7496 days



From 12/15/1941 ( premiere US film "Invasion" ) To 3/20/2000 ( Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp. ) is 21280 days

21280 = 10640 + 10640

From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 12/20/1994 ( in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my United States Navy Cross medal date of record ) is 10640 days



From 7/3/1962 ( Tom Cruise ) To 11/18/1996 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 - premiere US film "Star Trek: First Contact" ) is 12557 days

From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 3/20/2000 ( Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp. ) is 12557 days



From 12/8/1932 ( premiere US film "A Farewell to Arms" ) To 9/11/2001 ( the scheduled terrorist attack by force of violence to destroy the New York City World Trade Center and the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense "The Pentagon" by Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-George Bush the cowardly violent criminal with massive fatalities and destruction ) is 25114 days

25114 = 12557 + 12557

From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official Deputy United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 3/20/2000 ( Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp. ) is 12557 days


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Wikisource


Estate of William F. Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp.


THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM F. JENKINS, Plaintiff, v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., Defendant.

Civil Action No. 99-1766-A

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, ALEXANDRIA DIVISION

90 F. Supp. 2d 706

March 20, 2000, Decided March 20, 2000, Filed

COUNSEL: FOR PLAINTIFF: Stanley Clinton Spooner, Esquire, Nixon and Vanderhye, P.C., Arlington, VA.

FOR DEFENDANT: John F. Anderson, Esquire, Richards, McGettigan, Reilly & West, P.C., Alexandria, VA.

JUDGES: Honorable T. S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge.

OPINIONBY: T. S. Ellis, III

OPINION:

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In this trademark infringement action brought pursuant to section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, plaintiffs, the heirs of an author and owners of that author's work, claim that defendant's motion picture bears a title which is confusingly similar to the title of a short story published over half a century ago by the author. The summary judgment motion at bar presents, inter alia, the question whether plaintiffs may claim trademark protection in the title of a single expressive work, when the title is also the name of a science fiction genre.



http://app.wmitchell.edu/Trademark/Home/Detailed/602


MITCHELL

Intellectual Property Institute


Trademark Litigation

Case Name : Heirs of Estate of Jenkins v. Paramount Pictures Corp.,

Date : 03/20/2000


Citation : 90 F.Supp.2d 706


Injunction Denied : True


Court : E.D.Va.


NotInfringed : True


Suit Basis : Infringement










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IMDb


Marine Corps Combat Leadership Skills (1986)


Release Dates

USA 12 May 1986 (limited)










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IMDb


Invasion (1941)


Release Dates

USA 15 December 1941










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Star Trek: First Contact [ RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 ]


OPENING CREDITS

[Picard's quarters]

(Picard is having a dream about his memories from end of "Best of Both Worlds, Part I.")

BORG QUEEN (OC): Locutus.

PICARD: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.

(he is awakened by a comm bleep just as he is starting to be assimilated)

PICARD: Authorisation Picard four seven alpha tango. ...Admiral?

HAYES (on viewer): Did I catch you at a bad time Jean-Luc?

PICARD: No, of course not.

HAYES (on viewer): I've just received a disturbing report from Deep Space 5. Our colony on Ivor Prime was destroyed this morning. Long-range sensors have picked up...

PICARD: Yes, I know. ...The Borg.

Captains log, stardate 50893.5. The moment I have dreaded for nearly six years has finally arrived. The Borg, our most lethal enemy have begun an invasion of the Federation, and this time there may be no stopping them.










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IMDb


A Farewell to Arms (1932)


Release Dates

USA 8 December 1932



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IMDb


Full cast and crew for

A Farewell to Arms (1932)


Gary Cooper ... Lt. Frederic Henry










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The Internet Movie Database

Release dates for

The Little Prince (1974)

Country Date

USA 7 November 1974










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Star Trek: First Contact [ RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 ]


[Enterprise-E corridor]

PICARD: If you see Commander Riker or any of my crew, give them this.

LILY: What is it?

PICARD: Orders to find a quiet corner of North America and ...stay out of history's way.

LILY: Well, good luck.










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Drunk driving in the United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Drunken driving is the act of operating or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in all jurisdictions within the United States, though enforcement varies widely between and within states/territories.

The specific criminal offense is usually called driving under the influence (DUI), and in some states 'driving while intoxicated' (DWI), 'operating while impaired' (OWI), or 'operating a vehicle under the influence' (OVI). Such laws may also apply to boating or piloting aircraft. Vehicles can include farm machinery and horse-drawn carriages.

In the United States the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 17,941 people died in 2006 in alcohol-related collisions, representing 40% of total traffic deaths in the US. NHTSA states 275,000 were injured in alcohol-related accidents in 2003.










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The Atlantic


The Irrationality of Giving Up This Much Liberty to Fight Terror

When confronted by far deadlier threats, Americans are much less willing to cede freedom and privacy.


CONOR FRIEDERSDORF JUN 10 2013, 6:01 AM ET


The image is still powerful, isn't it?

So are the anger, and the memories.

Most Americans don't just remember where they were on September 11, 2001 -- they remember feeling frightened. Along with anger, that's one emotion I felt, despite watching the attacks from a different continent. That week, you couldn't have paid me to get on a plane to New York or Washington, D.C. Even today, I'm aware that terrorists target exactly the sorts of places that I frequent. I fly a lot, sometimes out of LAX. I've ridden the subway systems in London and Madrid. I visit Washington and New York several times a year. I live in Greater Los Angeles.

But like most people, I've never let fear of terrorism stop me from enjoying life's opportunities and pleasures. I wouldn't have my current job if I hadn't moved to New York for graduate school in 2005, and then to Washington a couple of years later. It isn't that I never thought, or worried, about the fact that those cities are prime targets of terrorism. Rather, my intellect got the better of my fears, something that happens every time I get on a commercial airliner and remind myself that it's far safer than making the same trip by car; or every time that I jump into the Pacific Ocean, knowing that, as terrifying as sharks are, it's unlikely I'll be killed by one.

As individuals, Americans are generally good at denying al-Qaeda the pleasure of terrorizing us into submission. Our cities are bustling; our subways are packed every rush hour; there doesn't seem to be an empty seat on any flight I'm ever on. But as a collective, irrational cowardice is getting the better of our polity. Terrorism isn't something we're ceding liberty to fight because the threat is especially dire compared to other dangers of the modern world. All sorts of things kill us in far greater numbers.





- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 09:07 AM Pacific Time near Seattle Washington State USA Monday 12 August 2013