According to Associated Press, one Robert Collins runs a Web site that reveals undisclosed details of Intel Corp chips – stuff that can be determined by working with the chips – and that appears to be OK by Intel. What isn’t is the logo Collins has created for the site – what he calls a parody of Intel’s trademark with its lower case i and dropped e. His Intel Secrets logo uses the same typeface as Intel but reverses the e and uses the same typeface for secrets, dropping the first e. Intel claims he cannot properly parody a logo without permission because it is considered artwork: in the music business, people like the Four Preps and later the Barron Knights that did parodies of others’ hits had to get permission and pay royalties for each snippet – and they often had their record releases held up because just one of the many copyright owners was being difficult.
