dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher obviously not an alum of KU

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4674871

proud2Blib  (1000+ posts)        Thu Dec-18-08 10:58 AM
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Univ of Kansas thinks it owns the name "Kansas"?!

On Tuesday, the University of Kansas sought an order of contempt against Joe-College.com and its owner, Larry Sinks, saying they were continuing to display and sell infringing apparel in open defiance of the court.

More than holding Joe-College and Sinks in contempt, the university and Kansas Athletics Inc., the department responsible for the administration of KU’s trademark licensing program, are seeking to punish them even more than they did the first legal go-round.

In an unusually aggressive move, KU and Kansas Athletics want the court to impose a series of “coercive sanctions” on the defendants. Those include seizure of the offending T-shirts and sweatshirts, disgorgement of triple the profits Joe-College has earned from the apparel and fines of at least $1,000 per day.

Not to mention attorneys’ fees of $1.26 million and costs of $110,614.

more . . . http://www.kansascity.com/703/story/942031.html?comment...

The grisly primitive, in addition to franksolich, is the only one to have anything to say about it; the dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher doesn't draw audiences like she used to.

gristy (1000+ posts)      Thu Dec-18-08 11:08 AM
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1. The word "Kansas" is not at issue here - obviously that is in the public domain

It's probably the font that the trademark violator uses that is at the root of the suit. A word in combination with a particular font - I suspect that can indeed be trademarked.

You know, this pisses me off too.

The taxpayers subsidize the University of Nebraska.

The University of Nebraska football team, for example, belongs to the people of Nebraska, not the University of Nebraska.

Therefore, all that the University of Nebraska "creates" should be in the free public domain, much like images of the stupid-looking Nebraska state capitol or of the magnificent Great Plains or of the decaying Chimney Rock are in the free public domain.

I'm not fond of taxpayer-financed institutions licensing things, and then coercing those same taxpayers into paying for something they've already paid for.

It's a rip-off.

[Ralph Wiggum]

A couple of years ago, the University of Wisconsin sued a suburban Des Moines high school, among other schools, for using their copyrighted "W" as their logo.

[thundley4]

MLB did the same thing to Little League Baseball.

TINLEY PARK-- The baseball uniforms for the Tinley Park Bulldogs look a little different this year. 
Gone are the names of Major League Baseball teams that accompanied "Bulldogs" on the front of the kids' jerseys.

No White Sox.

No Cubs.

No Phillies, Yankees or Reds.

Why? MLB hurled a fastball at the heads of those who make the uniforms for the little ballplayers: Drop the big-league names or face a lawsuit.

Idiots

[Ralph Wiggum]

MLB did the same thing to Little League Baseball.Idiots

Yep, truly sad.  I still remember playing for the Cubs, Pirates & Braves during my Little & Senior league years.  Of course, they weren't the true colors of the big league teams, but still it was pretty cool.