It seems engineers with a sense of fun have been carving copyrighted characters, among others, onto the silicon chips used in PCs and various other devices.
Geeklawyer wonders whether the relevant manufacturers have considered the legal implications of this copyright infringement in the various cartoon characters? if this smurf towing a copyright symbol is anything to go by, the answer is yes.
In the good old days a judge might have been persuaded to order delivery up and destruction of the infringing chips. It made litigation such expensive fun. No longer, sadly, just boring damages.
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