I like the postage stamp idea. Is it because the lawyers had to decide whether silver surfer and wolverine counted as portrayals of living people on a US stamp?
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Did the discussion involve copyright?
Did the discussion that place in (a) courtroom(s)?
Were the discussions legal or business negotiations?
Did the discussion include artist(s) or copywriters(s)?
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To clarify on ‘Were the discussions legal or business negotiations?’, the discussions were legal in nature (and took place in a courtroom), but were business related.
Was the scene you described real? (As opposed to taking place in a movie/comic book/etc.)
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Where the discussions part of an actual court case?
(As opposed to something like moot court)
Did the discussion concern royalties?
Did the discussion concern pornography, public decency, or privacy?
(If the answer is yes, I will come back to break that down - if that’s allowed by the rules)
Was the debate about who created the character?
Was the debate about if Silver Surfer is an X-men?
Did the creator of X-men think Surfer is one and wants money?
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Was the case a criminal case?
Was there an existing contract referring to human beings, and the court case was to decide whether Silver Surfer counted under the contract?
Was there a law referring to human beings, and the court case was to decide whether Silver Surfer counted under the law?
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A business case that involved a law that referred to human beings, concerning whether Silver Surfer was a human, that did not involve pornography. Or copyright. Or royalties.
Did the case refer specifically and only to the Silver Surfer?
Did the case involve cigarette endorsements?