BoingBoing passes along a story about how a bakery is now refusing to produce edible images for cakes that come from outside sources, presumably due to copyright concerns (Copyright Cops Crack Down on Cooks Over Cakes). It would be funny if it weren't so sad. As Wendy Seltzer notes, "But at the end of the day, no one's rights are threatened by 'unauthorized' cake decorating" (Of Copyrights and Cakes). In any case, perhaps the most interesting thing is the long discussion, in which numerous false statements about copyright law are made that really express the various views people have of what copyright law should be. Concludes Jason Schultz:

It is this battle for control that is at the heart of the copyright wars and little else. From the perspective of consumers and fans, characters like Dora have become part of our lives and we shouldn't be ashamed or intimidated from enjoying that fact, even if it involves putting their image on a birthday cake. From the perspective of the Copyright Maximalists, however, even a "Let them eat cake" policy is far too lenient and infringing of their rights.