Canadian Mint Claims The Rights To The Words "One Cent"

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The Royal Canadian Mint, a corporation of the federal government, has now
demanded that the City of Toronto pay $47,680 for the public education
campaign. Included in this amount is a request for $10,000 for the use of the
words "one cent" in the campaign website address (www.onecentnow.ca) and the
campaign email address (onecentnow@toronto.ca), and an additional $10,000 for
the use of the words "one cent" in the campaign phone number (416-ONE CENT).
The remaining $27,680 has been assessed against the City for the use of the
image of the Canadian penny in printed materials such as pins and posters.
(The Mint has come to this amount by taking the total number of materials
printed divided by the approximate population of Toronto, and then using a
percentage of that number to arrive at a dollar figure.)

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