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Copyright and Jesus

William Patry reports on an unusual copyright case from Arizona, in which Jesus and God tried to sue Arizona State University. The district court dismissed the case before it was served on the grounds that the allegations were “fanciful” and “factually frivolous.”

Here’s the detail that caught my eye:  The named plaintiff is “Jesus J. Christ.”  My understanding — admittedly, a lay understanding — has long been that if Jesus had/has a middle initial, then it’s H.  Was this an imposter?