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Re:"Keep Calm and Carry On": The Story of the Iconic World W... by lifeisstillgood on Friday March 23, 2012 @02:57AM (#3744019)
The wikipedia Page (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On) has some interesting links. I am amazed this is genuine - I had thought it was faux antique too. Sometimes things can be too good and true it seems

edit: Bit of a rewrite, added link

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Re:"Keep Calm and Carry On": The Story of the Iconic World W... by yread on Friday March 23, 2012 @05:51AM (#3744327)
In August 2011, it was reported that a UK based company called "Keep Calm and Carry On Ltd" had registered the slogan as a community trade mark in the EU, after failing to trademark the slogan in the United Kingdom. They issued a take-down request against a seller of Keep Calm and Carry On products. ... The company is now trying to trademark globally in the United States and Canada.

What went through their heads? "Oh I've seen this cool poster in a couple of places, let's trademark it and make some money on something I haven't even created."

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Re:"Keep Calm and Carry On": The Story of the Iconic World W... by officemonkey on Friday March 23, 2012 @08:50AM (#3744871)
You now understand the current practice of intellectual property law.
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