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Now, anyone can yell like Tarzan

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20071101
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London, Nov. 1 -- Now, anyone can yell like Tarzan, thanks to an EU ruling that rejected a plea to secure the apeman's distinctive shout as a registered trademark.

Tarzan was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the application to register the sound of the jungle resident's scream as a trademark, was made by Edgar Rice Burroughs Incorporated.

They argued that firms could profit from Tarzan's unique roar, made famous by Johnny Weissmuller, for computer games, mobile phone ring tones and advertising.

But after a ...

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