Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Nuns given Mother Teresa copyright
An order of nuns has managed to secure copyright of Mother Teresa's name to prevent it being exploited by commercial interests.
The Missionaries of Charity, an order of nuns founded by Mother Teresa and based in the city of Calcutta, India, applied for copyright to her name and the name of the order last month.
It found that Mother Teresa's name and its own name were being used for banks, children's home and even a management institute.
The order also applied for protection to its logo, a rosary-encircled globe with a cross in the centre, reputedly designed by Mother Teresa herself.
"We are happy to know that Mother Teresa's name and the logo cannot be used or reproduced without the consent of Missionaries of Charity," Sister Christie from the order told French news agency AFP.
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