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From: faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt)
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Subject: Re: Who ya gonna call... LAWBUSTERS (Do dah Do dah)
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Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 13:09:09 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 28 13:09:09 1984
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> Harvey Comics, owners of Casper the Friendly Ghost & company, is suing
> Columbia Pictures for $50 million, charging that the logo for the hit movie
> GHOSTBUSTERS was actually a character appearing in "The Ghostly Trio", a
> group of characters in the Casper comic book.  

I'd be willing to say that the ghostbusters logo was a rip-off from
Casper.  I noticed that immediately.

Why should Columbia be allowed to steal anothers creation?