Chapter 252 Media Offensive and Defensive War (1/2)

"Patent lawsuit?"

In Brooklyn, Colin was looking for a new factory to produce televisions when he received news that the American Radio Corporation had sued Ferro Farnsworth for patent infringement.

According to the American Radio Corporation, as early as 1923, a patent for image technology obtained by Zuo Lijin, who worked for them, was the prototype of television. The time when the American Radio Corporation obtained this patent was much earlier than the time when Ferro Farnsworth obtained the television patent, so the American Radio Corporation was the actual inventor of the television.

The American Radio Corporation did not know about the legal lawsuit filed by Ferro Farnsworth until Colin received Ferro's letter.

Before that, the American Radio Corporation's propaganda war had already begun early.

Almost on the day of filing a lawsuit with the US Patent Office, the American Radio Corporation had announced the news through the media.

In the newspaper, the American Radio Corporation tried to promote Zuo Lijin and the company's boss as the actual inventors of television, while Ferro Farnsworth and Colin were the thieves of the invention, who obtained the invention patent of the television through improper means and openly claimed it as their own.

If Colin didn't really know the truth behind this, perhaps he would have been fooled by what RCA claimed.

RCA made a big fuss about the matter, and it was obvious that it had its ulterior motives.

Even CBS Radio came to ask about the relevant matters. After all, in the previous conversation with William Paley, they obviously had the intention to cooperate in television, but RCA's propaganda caused some twists and turns in the smooth negotiations.

RCA, as the actual owner of the radio patent, even CBS Radio needs to be cautious.

For this reason, Colin also made a long-distance call to talk briefly with Ferro Farnsworth about the legal proceedings.

Although Ferro Farnsworth was a little uneasy, he was not affected much in general. After all, these issues had been discussed when Colin met him before. They all knew that RCA would not easily let go of the television patent.

Of course, the main reason why Ferro Farnsworth was not worried was because of the guarantee Colin made for him.

As an ordinary person, Philo Farnsworth is naturally not comparable to a large company like RCA, but if Colin and the Courier Newspaper behind him are included in the middle, it will be different.

As the most influential newspaper in New York today, Colin is not afraid of the PR operation of RCA in the media war.

The day after RCA filed the lawsuit, the Daily Courier launched a counterattack on the front page.

In the report, the whole process of Philo Farnsworth's invention of the television patent was clearly explained, including the testimony of his teacher, indicating that Philo had conceived the principle of television as early as when he was in middle school, and Philo Farnsworth's patent certificate was published in the report, proving that he was the actual owner of the television patent.

Not only did he refute in the newspaper news, but Colin also responded in the serialized "Superman" on the same day.

In the latest issue of the story, the prankster reappeared.

This time, the super villain once again showed his cunning side.

Through a series of legal means, the villain actually obtained the patent of Superman's image, and then filed a lawsuit against Superman, believing that Superman's image violated his rights. From now on, Superman can no longer appear in Metropolis in his current appearance, otherwise he will have to go to jail.

The shameless behavior of the Prank King made even Superman helpless for a while.

In order to publicly mock Superman, the Prank King even made a uniform exactly like Superman and wore it on himself to show off his patent of Superman's image.

Because of the Prank King's behavior, Superman had to change his uniform during this period and enforce his justice with other images.

But at the same time, the Prank King used his patent of Superman's image to do evil and damage Superman's identity as a superhero.

In one action, the Prank King even publicly stated that he would hold a striptease in the image of Superman.

Seeing that the superhero image he had been working hard to maintain was damaged, Superman knew that he could not continue to let this situation develop. He began to file a lawsuit against the Prank King's patent, arguing that the other party's method of obtaining his patent was not legal.

In the subsequent comics, Superman and the Prank King launched an interesting legal offensive and defensive battle, during which neither could do anything to the other.

At the critical moment, Superman suddenly thought of a loophole in the prank patent and defeated the other party in one fell swoop.

Superman used his alien identity as an excuse to argue that the Prank King's patent law was aimed at earthlings and did not apply to him. He also found Lois and proved in court that he had seen Superman's image long before the Prank King applied for a patent, and the Courier Daily also had reports on Superman at the time.

With these two pieces of favorable evidence, the judge finally ruled that the Prank King's practice of obtaining the Superman image patent was not legal, and Superman's image should belong to Superman himself.

In the new series, it is a rare story that Superman does not have too many battles.

However, the legal battle between Superman and the King of Mischief gives readers a new experience. As the plot of the comic develops, they sometimes worry about Superman losing his image, fearing that they will never see this superhero wearing a red cape again, and they are also curious about Superman's constantly changing uniforms.

In particular, one set of Superman's image of wearing medieval armor has become the object of tribute in various comics and movies in the future.

At the end of the story, Superman's victory in the patent lawsuit also made the readers in front of the newspaper breathe a sigh of relief.

Although they were not surprised by this result.

However, the ups and downs of the story in the comics still deeply touched the hearts of readers.

At the same time, some sharp readers reacted that although this issue of the story is apparently describing the process of Superman's struggle for the patent of his own image, it is actually an allusion to the recent incident of American Radio Corporation and his television patent.

In the story, Colin even satirized American Radio Corporation through Superman's mouth.

Superman once mentioned this in the legal battle with the King of Mischief.

The King of Mischief knows better than himself who the patent of Superman belongs to, after all, the name of the patent is even applied for in his name.

In the latest issue, the story of the patent of Superman's image has caused a huge discussion throughout New York City.

Through the report of the Daily Courier, the whole of New York now knows about the television patent case between Philo Farnsworth and Colin behind him and the American Radio Corporation.

Compared with the invention of the television and the prospects that this machine may bring in the future, New Yorkers are more concerned about the offensive and defensive legal battle between the two parties.

The Daily Courier is one of the most circulated newspaper media in New York today, and Colin himself is an extremely influential public figure.

In particular, his identity as the creator of "Superman" makes him more talked about than ordinary newspaper owners.

And with the exposure of newspaper media, more people in New York have learned about his existence.

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In the past, they may have only paid attention to the newspapers published by the Daily Courier and the stories of the Superman series on it.

But now, they have also begun to pay attention to Colin's actions.

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What is it like to be a public figure? Now Colin has experienced this.

As the offensive and defensive battle between the Daily Courier and RCA in the media becomes more and more intense, Colin himself has received more attention.

Now when he goes out, many reporters follow him and take pictures.

"Colin Luper, the owner of the Daily Courier, is news in itself."

It has also become a phrase used by newspaper colleagues to tease the Courier.

In order to avoid these increasingly annoying media reporters, Colin had to reduce some unnecessary trips, or even if he appeared, he would wear glasses to disguise himself.

Unexpectedly, disguise is not only needed in the anti-world, but now it is also needed in the positive world.

Colin was a little helpless but fortunate about the development of this situation.

Fortunately, although the unlocked [Super Camouflage] was weakened by the positive world, the basic effect is still there.

As long as you wear glasses and don't do anything too extreme.

Those reporters who follow him around will not be able to recognize his identity easily. For this, Colin has specially conducted experiments. After wearing glasses in the positive world, the effect of [Super Camouflage] cannot be achieved as in the anti-world. Wearing and not wearing are like two different people, but Old John and others also need some time to recognize it.

The employees who work in the newspaper together are still like this, not to mention those outside who only know part of Colin's information or only know him from photos.

Of course, Colin knew it as well.

The reason why he received so much attention was also related to the reports about him and RCA that kept appearing in the media.

Even his Daily Courier also played a role in fueling the flames.

After all, it was all content that was going to be reported anyway. Instead of letting other newspapers and media get the news, it would be better to give it to his Daily Courier, which could also boost newspaper sales.

Colin judged that this situation should continue until the formal trial.

When the patent lawsuit really entered the judicial process, these true and false news outside should calm down a bit.

After all, if he remembered correctly, the lawsuit between Ferro Farnsworth and RCA lasted for four or five years, during which RCA also used various small lawsuits to delay time.

At present, RCA seems to have this idea and intends to use the lawsuit to delay its production of TV sets.

Now that he had seen this idea of ​​RCA, Colin could not have reacted.

While he was asking Philo Farnsworth to collect evidence and prepare for a lawsuit against RCA, he also began to make secondary preparations.

Today, the battle between Colin and RCA for television patents is in full swing.

At the same time, on the other side, a major event also happened in the counter-world.

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"...May Parker, she is Spider-Man."

Counterworld, shortly after Colin rescued May Parker.

Reports on Spider-Man's true identity have been reported in various major media pages in an endless stream.

"May Parker's real name is May Riley, and she lives in..."

"It's unbelievable. I didn't expect May Parker to be Spider-Man. I even took a cooking class with her, and she was average at the time."

"I always thought that the whereabouts of superheroes were mysterious, but I didn't expect that she was right next to me."

"I don't know why Spider-Man wears a mask. She is obviously so good-looking. If the mask is taken off, I guarantee that more people will like this superhero!"

"I knew it, I knew it. Spider-Man's figure can be seen from the way he usually wears his uniform. Sure enough..."

"I don't like female superheroes, they are not as powerful as male superheroes."

"To be honest, I don't support Spider-Man's actions as a superhero. I read reports that she also has a nephew who has just graduated. This is completely putting the safety of herself and her nephew in danger. Now that her identity has been exposed, Even my nephew is in danger."

Behind the media coverage, there is obviously the shadow of Harry Osborne.

"I feel so sad for this city that a housewife, May Parker, a guy like that could become a superhero in New York City..."

Of course, not everyone reported under the instruction of Harry Osborne, such as Jameson, the former boss of the Daily Bugle.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't like Spider-Man, and the revelation of May Parker's identity just gave him one more reason to dislike Spider-Man.

"I don't discriminate against female superheroes, but I don't like Spider-Man. It's obvious that she is a selfish person and a vain superhero. Otherwise, why would she become a superhero? Poor Peter... Parker, this poor kid, has trouble going to school because of Spider-Man, and it's all because of Spider-Man, because of May Parker."

"Spider-Man should never have appeared in the first place. You revealed your identity as May Parker and turned everything into a disaster!"

"Spider-Man is a disaster, and May Parker is also a disaster, and the two together are a huge disaster that cannot be dealt with...Spider-Man, your good days are over..."

"If I were you, I wouldn't come out again."

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