The Gates slam shut on reason
A big art structure entitled "The Gates" by Christo and Jean-Claude has been unveiled in Central Park, New York, with a sixteen-day lifespan.
Christo's publisher claims a vast new degree of copyright and trademark protection. They claim they will prosecute anyone who sells their own original photos of The Gates; who makes and sells a drawing of The Gates or who even uses the words, The Gates, without their permission. They claim to have copyrighted the words, The Gates. They also claim to have an agreement with the media that media sources may only use news photos of the gates for the period the installation is up. That after that the media will only be allowed to use "official" photos of The Gates. (Source: Infoshop News - Christo: Another Greedy Corporate Artist)
Seriously, guys, this is getting silly. And I won't bother to bring in the correlation to the other Gates.