Craigslist Sues Craigstruck, Who Offers To Settle The Lawsuit Over A Football Bet
from the legal-strategy?-meet-marketing-strategy dept
You may recall a couple years ago that when Mojang was facing a trademark battle from Bethesda over the word "scrolls" in a video game title, Mojang's Notch (aka Markus Persson) offered to settle the dispute via a Quake 3 match, rather than in a courtroom. It seems like we've got another such situation here, where the operator of Craigstruck, who has been sued by Craigslist, is offering to settle the dispute via betting on the Seattle Seahawks (Craigstruck is based in Seattle) to beat the San Francisco 49ers later this year.Of course, he also recognizes that the Seahawks dominated the 49ers once already this season, and is probably hoping for a repeat in their second matchup. Either way, the chances of Craigslist taking him up on this bet are likely about as close to zero as you can get. Still, he gets points for creativity.
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Pitiful
There's a real problem when you don't have enough jobs and people like this are forced to either create a start-up or work in fastfood.
We really need to do everything we can to get some manufacturing jobs back the US so guys like this can have a decent middle class life without having to clown.
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He gets -10 points for stoopid.
Oddly, the name strikes me as deceptive knock-off. --
"(though, I'd argue, very, very few)" -- Because you like being wrong? -- It's a deliberately deceptive choice that until AFTER one is informed makes for near certain mistake.
But the stoopid football hook will gain favor with dolts. -- That's nailed down by evidence.
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Not confusion, but taking advantage
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Re: Pitiful
Providing a Service that certain customers clearly want and isn't provided elsewhere? Irrelevant to the great PopeRatzo! Why can't people see that investing in a Business opportunity that provides a consumer a service they want is the path to the damnation of the economy.
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Re: Not confusion, but taking advantage
If it's not harming Craigslist, why is that a problem? There are tons of businesses that build on the works of other companies by offering complementary products. Why is it a problem here?
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Re: Re: Not confusion, but taking advantage
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I never said it was fair, just that it's happening.
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I certainly volunteer to test the hookers they'll be delivering though =/
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Re: Re: Re: Not confusion, but taking advantage
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Re: Not confusion, but taking advantage
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For sale: 1 football game, slightly used...
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Do not hate a small business owner
Mr Hanson seems to be living the American dream. Created his own business and is his own boss. The sad part is people seem so upset by his great idea. He has done a great thing by challenging a corporation who likes to Bully small businesses.
Craigslist knows they wont win the bet so they most likely will decline. But you cant hate on Mr Hanson for throwing the challenge out there. Understand if you spend all you have to start up your own company and you put your blood a sweat and tears into it making a great life for himself!
GO CRAIGSTRUCK!!!!!!!
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Craig Struck??
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You guys are silly
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Obviously
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