Van Halen vs Nike
Van Halen vs Nike
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- fooler2
Eddie Van Halen is suing Nike for trademark infringement but then he releases his own shoe that looks just like a Converse Chuck Taylor.
- dbloc0
- how can you trademak colored lines?dbloc
- how can you trademark a swoosh?horton
- yeah, i dont think this paint job is ownable. especially if its not on a guitar.baseline_shift
- MSTRPLN0
The irony is: Nike owns Converse.
- Meeklo0
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There is no Irony, it's planned.This "controversy" will jack up the price of the "really hard to get, really limited edition nike shoes" to the sky.
Nike is the god not of victory, but of advertising/ promotion, they have this game down to a science.
- Nike doesn't profit on "really hard to get, really limited edition shoes" people on Ebay dofooler2
- Meeklo0
By the way, for those interested in the story of Nike, there is a nice documentary going on CNBC
- DaveO0
Didn't Slayer do a shoe?
- fooler20
Not sure about Slayer but the Melvins and Dinosaur Jr both have a Nike