Larry's message prompted me to read some of the court briefs. One that caught my eye was the brief from Dr. Seuss Enterprises (doesn't that just scare you right there?), EB White's estate, and Ludwvis Bemelmans' estate.

Their argument is almost pathectically lame and masterful at the same time. It tugs on the heart strings, reminding the reader that great children's works are protected by copyright and can suffer when that protection goes away. You can get sucked in, *almost* to the point of missing their insane conclusion:

"Without extensive copyright laws, works, like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" would never make their way into new mediums like movies, DVD and television"

WHAT!?!!? Have they never seen a Disney film? Snow White wasn't exactly under copyright when it became the biggest animated film of its era.

Sigh. Where's the Larry Flint of copyright law when you need him?

MBolton