You better write or lose the right to be Shaolin, gentlemen
I found this on another board - it's interesting - the copyright has implications for the US as well:
"Recently a Canadian corporation has claimed that they "own all instances of SHAOLIN WUSHU" and intend to register it as a trademark in Canada. If you represent a Chinese cultural association or a Chinese martial arts organization in Canada or the USA, we urge to consider filling in the following petition. We take the principled position that "SHAOLIN WUSHU" is a commonly held part of Chinese culture and that it should not be permitted for a single corporate entity to misappropriate these descriptive words for themselves.
(See petition below)
http://www.diverscity.net/shaolin
"
Authentic Shaolin copyright ?????
Came across this authority notice that we can't teach Shaolin martial arts anymore without the authorization from the temple :-)
http://www.shaolinindia.com/article/...thority-notice
Shifu Kanishka Sharma has received direct orders from the Abbot of the Shaolin Temple, China, that No One, who is not Authorized by the Shaolin Temple, China is allowed to do or claim any of the below, either Online on Websites, Blogs, Social Media, etc Or Offline via Advertisements, Boards, Banners etc. that is
#1 To use any name containing the words "Shaolin Temple", "Shaolin Temple India", etc
#2 To claim to be an Authorized Branch of Shaolin Temple, China
#3 To claim to be an Authentic Shaolin Kung Fu Master
#4 To claim to be imparting "Real", "Authentic" "Shaolin Kung Fu", "Shaolin Qi Gong" etc.
Any one found violating any of the above will face Legal action to the Highest extent possible by law.
Please report any fraudulent activity by anyone in any place in India at our official email id: info @ shaolinindia.com
Notice:
Its is the personal responsibility of those interested in Shaolin Temple, Its Culture and its Three Treasures (especially Shaolin Kung Fu) to check the authenticity of the Centre and the Person claiming to be a Real Shaolin Kung Fu Teacher by checking our List of Shaolin Kung Fu Training Centers Locations with name of the Instructors who have been authorized to teach in it.
This is a rather old subject, anishthayil
I've merged it with a similar thread from a dozen years ago...