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g iifflHUi > >'!. 'Ji|jKBKp: p^hihpn . You have something Angela Stone of Barbizon of ( patio Wednesday. Student From College Press Service Calvin and Hobbes, Bart Simpson and Ronald McDonald have found a college student who will fight for their rights. Andrew Starr, takinix a voar off ' O ? J ~ from his statistics studies at Harvard University, recently turned in Harvard Dining Services for adopting names for its breakfast entrees ? the MacEgg and Bagel Mac ? that mirrored those of some of the McDonalds Corporations' concoctions. McDonalds called Harvard in late September and asked it to change the names. Harvard dining services Director Frank Weissbecker said he changed the names voluntarily after being approached by a McDonalds representative at a conference. "It was not a pressure decision at all," he said. "We're pretty small people for McDonalds." It is not the first time Starr has volunteered to police copyrights around classmates. In May, Starr told 20th Century Fox, which owns the copyrights to The Simpsons cartoon characters, that students at Dunster House, a ir I H j?4 | H ? ?-8 I# H TJ ji-d : # m JS ^ s 12 C s# Kfl f!5 w x) c ^ F| rrt >, & # 3 vjs ? 3 ?4i If IZ5 ! 1 ^5 M ^ f# H Qf 5! { I ;i | CQ R {J I #2n\ I-# 1W ^5 II L^=-> r WD#t# f | ?.if m T3 ^ B9 ~ a a 5 9 0> i I '# H 5 c g a El ^ ^ i2 H OJ "8 ? S H _c s? ! EI A-< " .2 c3 ^ H U |? * n .-m * is s 5 pH! ** -s t# H I5< J8 8. Si KB ^ a '5 w ^ A ? s j ^ H y J: ,5 ?? tn o ^ f in your eye Columbia gives biology junior Laure defend: Harvard dormitory, had printed Tshirts featuring Bart Simpson drawing on a blackboard. "It's against the law," Starr said. "I feel it's like plagiarism. They're using someone else's work." Fox wrote to Dunster House and told them not to sell the shirts, resulting in a $900 loss for the dormitory. "If someone were robbing a bank, I'd turn them in too," he said. Starr has witnessed other copyright crimes. In the past, he also has informed Universal Press Syndicate, owner of the trademark for Calvin and Hobbes; Paramount Pictures, pro ducers of Star Trek; and the Boston Symphony Orchestra about illegal T-shirts around Harvard. "Most of the places seem to want to protect their copyright," Starr said. Besides the warm feeling of good citizenship, Starr has gotten some material benefits from his efforts. McDonalds sent him a book of gift certificates and Paramount Pictures sent him some Star Trek memorabilia. David Strait, co-chairman of the Ai thebt SaveUpTo$100 , on Gold Rings *. * Go ahead, ask anybody. 4F It doesn't take an Einstein to figure out w now's the time to buy ? * your college ring. ** Choose a ring from a company with a real genius for designing and crafting the hottest-looking styles for both men and ! A Universtiy Bookstore Russell House q , y / ,'j|U|l^ ||J - % M It 4 >n Ha a makeover at the Revlon boo s copyri; Dunster House Committee, told the Harvard Crimson that "at the time, it was a big deal. We got very serious calls telling us to stop selling the shirts." In reply, Starr believes "The company reserves the right to protect their copyright even if they don't need the money." To sustain his resolve, Starr carries a clip from the Internation Herald Tribune in which Simpsons creator Matt Groening expresses "mixed feelings" about the popularity of bootleg Bart Simpson Tshirts. Weekend Cont will perform in the penthouse at 10 p.m. Weekend will perform Saturday night. Richland County Library ? On Sunday, the library will present the "Leading Ladies Film Festival," featuring Lena Home at 2:30 p.m. in the library. Nickelodeon Theatre ? Wings of Desire, a German drama, will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A P ?\ 1 ii m K i Q arlanoffn w V/U1 u 111 U l? ! *?? 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