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[-] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago

Being smug over the meanings of words that aren't ever actually used in a consistent way is even more American.

Um actually, Strawberries are not a berry, it's a Gameboy, not a Nintendo, and I lick toads. Can you go to the bathroom?

The only thing similar that I have experienced in Europe is the protected food name law, e.g. Champagne and Parmesan, but that's an EU cultural protectionism law that the US doesn't actually follow.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_indications_and_traditional_specialities_in_the_European_Union

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I don't see much difference between the Parmesan case and Apple sueing against a vaguely similiar looking logo.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

How so? You can have a cheese that's a molecular perfect replica of a Parmesan and have no legal issues. You only have problems is you call it Parmesan without following the requirements.

To be honest, it seems like the complete opposite issue.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

i thought the problem would be if they called it parmigiano reggiano, but calling it parmesan was okay

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