Copyright infringement
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- zombiewoof0
Yea, Cafe Press already appologized for not looking into it prior to tanking my store. Like I really care, their t's suck anyway.
I totally agree that there is really no dispute here (in either the copyright or trademark arena)
Just too many damn lawyers in the world today, it makes my hair shirt all scritchy...
Aw feck it then, I'll just go back to oiling my Stihl and await the coming zombies...
- mg330
damn man, don't roll over that easy.
I think there is a case here, at least something that's worth a small percentage of your time to talk to a lawyer and see what they actually think is or is not legal.
- zombiewoof0
Oh I'm not rolling over. Just done discussing it here. Thanks for the input all!
I have composed a strongarm response, stating my case to their lawyer using all of the legal language several years as a CD in a former life earned me. I knew all those damn meetings would come in handy.
I'm also cc'ing it to my lawyer buddy at DLA Piper Rudnick in DC...jeeze they are now the second largest firm in the states...that'll get their attention...
"Every hour, I will sacrafice a Sony product until I get a response from you..."
...is that langugue too harsh? ;-)
- ribit0
how is the sacrifice carried out?
- tonx0
Consider for one second that the sony project entitled 'superbad' may have been purchased and documented earlier than your project. Perhaps it took seven years to make the hollywood go-rounds before production started.
Just something to consider before you tell them where to go.
best of luck.
- joyride0
+ if I remember correctly, seth rogen wrote that movie when he was in HS. But I doubt they had that logo then.
Sounds like BS to me... but whatever, don't waste to much time on in
- ribit0
if they are talking copyright, Sony would have to show that the logo infringes on a logo design they did earlier (not the trademark)... The word 'superbad' isn't protected by copyright law.
- ukit0
All of this is pretty much a moot point...Mr. D is right, in these cases whoever has the most money wins. Assuming this ever became a real thing, they would simply bury you under a mountain of cash.
- mg330
I dare someone to send him this:
"If you don't give me my $100 I'll summon the ghosts of Hitler and Pol-Pot to make a baby that will do all kinds of madness to you."
- emecks0
always start your letter in such cases with:
"to whichever cunt it may concern..."
- M0NEYCIDE0
don't even bother. it's not worth fighting a major film company over a film vs your logo you made for fun or whatever. it's a good story though. Or you could represent yourself and make a hobby out of the lawsuit. That'd be fun. Then make a movie about your useless court battle with an entertainment bohemuth. call it 'super super bad' or something
- M0NEYCIDE0
'Sony and Me'
- emecks0
or "sony and chere"
"chere" (excuse the accentisation) being the french for "expensive"
- zombiewoof0
blown link in above post:
- menos0
that sounds like BULLSHIT to me! how can they do something like that?!? yours existed way before theirs and just because they made a movie with the same title shouldn't give them the right to do this. If anything YOU should sue them for copyright infringement! hahaha
- ukit0
i think legally it's about who trademarked the name/ logo first. but that is pretty lame.
- dirtydesign0
Yeh. Not much of a case there.
Email them saying your lawyer will be in touch.
Then get a lawyer if you dont have one.
- mg330
Interesting... I would def talk to a lawyer if you can afford it, if anything simply to a) not remove it since you created it before the movie, b) have cafepress account restored (for what it's worth) and c) shove your finger in their face so that they will sue you and you can counter-sue. $$$$$$ or at least a good story to tell.
- madirish0
just firebomb them
- MrD0
with intellectual property claims, its who ever has the most money
what you could do is file a law suit against Cafe Press / Sony
and represent your self
make sure you get the record of your file year date etc, witnesses, cafe press account when the file was submited etc in order