Mason, 53, set social media ablaze as shoppers’ selfies with him as Fashion Santa went viral in 2014 and 2015. Who is the one true Fashion Santa? One of the main sticking points was ownership of the Fashion Santa brand, Mason said. Government records also show Oxford Properties Group Inc., which manages Yorkdale, filed applications on Dec. 8, 2015 to trademark the words “Fashion Santa,” and “Yorkdale Fashion Santa.”Mason applied for a trademark on “Fashion Santa” less than two weeks later, on Dec. 21, 2015. Simpson said that, although a character or costume can be copyrighted, he is surprised a copyright was registered for Fashion Santa.

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 19:51 UTC