Stupid album names

[Dave (in MA)]

I'm sure Froese smacked himself in the forehead once he realize he'd chosen album titles that some random guy on the internet didn't understand as a teenager.

Of all the crazy titles that Froese came up with and you're upset with the German words for Time and Breathing.

[rcarlberg]

Of all the crazy titles that Froese came up with and you're upset with the German words for Time and Breathing.

Two of the few that CAN'T be copyrighted.

[ronmac]

Two of the few that CAN'T be copyrighted.

Actually, titles cannot be trademarked or copyrighted.

[rcarlberg]

Actually, titles cannot be trademarked or copyrighted.

Huh, you're right. Did not know that.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ34.pdf
"Names of products are not copyrightable"? Really? That doesn't sound right.

Wait a minute -- trademarks are a whole different story:

b. Titles. Titles, while not protected under copyright law, are sometimes protected under trademark and unfair competition laws. However, one-shot titles, no matter how clever they are, are not automatically entitled to trademark protection. To be protected, titles must achieve "secondary meaning." Secondary meaning is akin to the commercial magnetism of a title. As a rule, to be protected, titles must be "broadly known." Series titles, unlike one-shot titles, make good trademarks candidates. In addition, a title in one medium, will be protected in another.

So I SHOULD have said, "Two of the few that CAN'T be trademarked."