What does the dispute over Li Bai's hometown show?
Recently, Anlu, Hubei Province and Jiangyou, Sichuan Province competed for the cultural title of "Li Bai's hometown". The lawsuit hit the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, which ruled a few days ago that the use of the word Li Bai's hometown in Anlu, Hubei Province did not constitute infringement, because Anlu was the place where Li Bai had stayed for a long time, so it did not infringe. This ruling is also vague, and it doesn't say exactly where Li Bai's hometown is, but only shows that Anlu's use of this term is well-founded and not infringing. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce may have no choice. It is not the Ministry of Culture. Although the Ministry of Culture can authoritatively say where Li Bai's hometown is, this statement is only an academic explanation, not a judicial explanation. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce has the right to issue a document, but it has no right to define where Li Bai's hometown is. If Wuhan also participates in this competition, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce can also issue a document: Wuhan and Anlu can use the word "Li Bai's hometown" because Li Bai has spent a lot of time in Wuhan, because Then this document issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce is meaningless. It can be said that Li Bai has stayed in most places in China, some for a long time, some for a short time but left poems, such as Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi and Xi 'an (Chang 'an) in Shaanxi. Nowadays, there are many phenomena of competing for cultural celebrities in various places, such as: Is Laozi from Anhui or Henan? Laozi's hometown is a place in Bozhou, which originally belonged to Anhui and now belongs to Henan. Anhui and Henan have argued about this boring problem. The two companies have not submitted an application to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to solve the problem of "Laozi's hometown". If it is submitted, it will be another big joke. I think this is actually inappropriate. As a native of Hubei, I feel honored that Li Bai has stayed in Hubei for a long time and left many poems that have been passed down through the ages. It is a serious problem to talk about Li Bai's hometown. The word hometown means Li Bai's hometown, that is, the birthplace of Li Bai and the place where Li Bai grew up. I think it is not serious for the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to issue such a document. There are mainly the following reasons: Second, although SAIC only said that Anlu can use the word "Li Bai's hometown", it did not deny that Jiangyou is Li Bai's hometown, which is also not serious. SAIC can completely change its statement for such a dispute, because "Li Bai's hometown" is not a registered trademark or intellectual property, but a cultural dispute, and such disputes cannot be resolved by SAIC. Third, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce should issue a document rejecting the two applications for dispute resolution, and locating a cultural dispute is not something under the jurisdiction of the Administration for Industry and Commerce.