16 August 2010
Lawsuit ideas
It seems to me in this age where the principles of fairness and equity are spoken on the lips of those without the slightest clue as to their meaning, that if it is a copyright infringement to use the names of companies for such purposes as advertising (assuming it's not of the aforementioned company), then perhaps some brilliant lawyer will get it in their heads to sue over the use of our the people's, the actual objective persons of the world, names. After-all, it seems only fair. The first task of course would be to copyright some name, assuming it is possible and then sue the first internet corporation or solicitor to customize it in their propaganda. Before we know it there will be sign-up sheets and suing class-action style. Alas, I have a litigious dream where even a birth certificate could ensure no insidious act is protected when they spit out our names without even a thought, after-all it's automated now, for the pure purpose of scamming and manipulating us for a quick buck.
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Look up the Kleenex case.
ReplyDeleteI heard a story not long ago, of a place called Olympic Pizza, named after the owner, getting sued or something by the Olympic games organization, similar to the "Olympic First-Aid Services" in Vancouver getting told to change their name because the Olympics were headed there.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/article814075.ece
For the record, I'm not really concerned with corporation trademark infringement. I'm concerned with corporate exploitation of people, including through their name.
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