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Re: Adult registration and uniforming
LARRY RUH (ruh@EUROPA.UMUC.EDU)
Wed, 22 May 1996 14:14:39 EST
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>Poster: "Jim Miller Jr." <jmillerjr@LSFCU.ORG>
>Subject: Re: Adult registration and uniforming
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>In fact, there is a regulation that keeps non-registered people from wearing
>the BSA uniform. It is the US Copyright law. The BSA uniform and all insignia
>are copyrighted by the BSA. For other than registered members, express
>permission to use these copyrighted items must be obtained from the BSA
>prior to using them. It's not enforced often, but I do believe the BSA has
>been known to take legal action against some people misusing our
>uniforms and/or insignia.
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Actually, I think you will find that, if you check the right place, the
BSA actually retains title to identifying insignia (not just copyright)
and that when you pay money for one of these insignes you are not
"buying" it in the legal sense. Its kinda like shrink-wrapped software
licensing! :)
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