"No, it wasn't non-payment of the gravity bill. That's silly. Here's what happened.
"First McDonald's trademarks The Arch. Didn't seem like a big deal at the time. You depict an arch with similar proportions to The Arch, McLawyers came after you. Build an arch too similar to The Arch, and McLawyers came after you. Robble robble robble.
"With me so far?
"Anyway, the courts took their side. The McSide. Probably fries."
"Nevermind. Stupid joke. Anyway. Established a pretty clear precedent, stood for years unchallenged. Then. Remember a couple of years ago when Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp gave up any pretense of, you know, hiding their biases? Came out of the Right Wing closet, so to speak?"
"Well. NewsCorp trademarked The Right Angle. Since then everything's been slanted."
"I don't get it."
Posted by Laszlo Q. V. St-J. Xalieri