I Coulda Been A Credenza: Brando Estate Sues Over Couch Named Brando
from the morons-in-a-hurry dept
My oh my. The publicity rights lawsuits by estates of famous dead actors continue. We'd already covered how the estate of Humphrey Bogart had sued over a Bogart line of couches and the estate of Marlon Brando had sued over a Brando line of boots. Shake those two stories up together... and you get a new lawsuit, again from the Brando estate, complaining about a Brando sofa and how it violates Marlon Brando's publicity rights and trademarks. Can't you see the similarity?
* Separately, on the headline, I actually came up with this headline independently, but as I was preparing this I saw that The Daily used the same line. It's too tempting not to use it, but did want to acknowledge that they got it out first...
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Definitely
There, in the wrinkling of their various upholstering...
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Two people independently coming up with the same idea at the same time? Not bloody likely, you thief
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Ok then
Brand-o-sofa
That should clear up the problem
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MyLawn Brand-O Sofa
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Brand O'sofa
and dont tell the Irish
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Actually, there was a resemblance.
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Bravo!
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The recent misuse of my name in relation to what is called a "lounger" has caused quite the kerfuffle.
I quite nearly dropped my monocle upon being told of such an outrage.
Harumph !
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You can't possibly be this idiotic. Never mind, yes you can. The similarity isn't that the couch itself looks like Brando, but rather it's that it's called the Brando line of sofas. Someone might think, I don't know, that the Brando estate is behind the sofa line.
Either you're a fucking idiot, or an intellectually dishonest asshat. I'm lying. It's both.
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No - I think it's you.
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Lets get real for an instant. I think Mike knows what the issue is here. But lets face it, the guy is dead. I dont think anyone really thinks ol Marlon personally endorsed, designed, built, or owned this couch. As for his estate... who gives a crap. They didnt act. They didnt make him famous. They didnt design, build, or own the couch. So why should they get money for it? why should they get money for their dead relative? What are they going to do bury him again???
Get a job
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I know its a little harsh to say but, Too bad for them. Thats what everyone else does.
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i can't comprehend how you came to this conclusion and then continued on with your moronic drivel like it never happened, you can't possibly be this idiotic. Never mind, yes you can. my bad
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Brando
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what is wrong with this community?!
a) troll
b) shill
c) [insert common insult]
etc etc
If the ideas portrayed here are to stand any ground we need to win debates on their own merit, not flag posts as trolling and have them hidden simply because they have an opposite or inflammatory opinion.
I've been loosing interest in the comments area here as debate is simply stifled and it just becomes an attack on the other opinion.
A lot of people here need to grow up, stop hiding behind anonymity and debate the subjects at hand without name calling and without resulting the abc's above.
In summary, grow up and learn to debate topics.
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Re: what is wrong with this community?!
I'm insulted by your comment and demand satisfaction.
Seriously ..... I had to look at the prior comments in this thread expecting to find one of yours in which you had been mistreated - I found no such thing. So, I must ask - wtf?
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Do pot heads have lawyers?
"Dude! Stop being such a Bogart and pass it on."
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