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Ever want to Trademark a Sound?

Ever feel the need to trademark a sound that represents your product? Harley-Davidson tried. And failed.

Other have too. Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan, decided to register the Jungle Call as made famous by his character. Unfortunately, it could not be represented in musical notation and thus the claim was denied. Yet another reason to learn them dots and lines, and in this case, study up on 21st century microtonal notation.

Read more on Sound Trademarks at Wikipedia or the adventures of Edgar Rice Burroghs at The Register.

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