Boobs?

/ie

So does he think people are going to confuse his lame business for Barack Obama? Yea, good luck with that one Teeny McDouche.

I LOL'd. Subby gets one (1) internet.

TFA: He called his lawyers, and they sent a letter on Dec. 18 to Obama's national campaign manager, David Plouffe, that points out that the name "Change Rocks" is a registered U.S. trademark (No. 3,266,236) and that if Obama's campaign sells T-shirts or other campaign memorabilia with the slogan, it could constitute an infringement.

Newsflash... political campaigns give away campaign memorabilia free. But good on ya for trying.

"Westchester County, as you are obviously aware, is heavily Democratic and we have no doubt that Mr. Obama - despite Ms. Clinton's residence here - enjoys considerable support in the area. Mr. Doyno is far more interested in exploring possible synergies between Mr. Obama's use of Change Rocks as a slogan or theme and the Change Rocks mark and products than he is in preventing Mr. Obama from using the mark in connection with the campaign," the letter states.

Translation: I want to make money off of you. Go sell your little fairy shiat somewhere else. He's not even using the same definition of the word.

People need to stop copyrighting commonly used turns of phrase. See what happens. I'm lovin' it. Fair and balanced. We have reached a golden age of dumbfarkery.

What an obnoxious little snot.

He couldn't buy publicity like this.

If the trademark office said they could both use the phrase, he needs to sue the trademark office, not Obama.

Theaetetus: Newsflash... political campaigns give away campaign memorabilia free. But good on ya for trying.

Yeah, try using that logic with the RIAA or MPAA.

"I don't want to upset Oprah..."

MisterRPG: People need to stop copyrighting commonly used turns of phrase. See what happens. I'm lovin' it. Fair and balanced. We have reached a golden age of dumbfarkery.

But nobody ever heard or used the term "you're fired!" before Donald Trump came along with his full of suck reality show donchyaknow...

It's Communist like him that President Obama will deport first.

Theaetetus: TFA: He called his lawyers, and they sent a letter on Dec. 18 to Obama's national campaign manager, David Plouffe, that points out that the name "Change Rocks" is a registered U.S. trademark (No. 3,266,236) and that if Obama's campaign sells T-shirts or other campaign memorabilia with the slogan, it could constitute an infringement.

Newsflash... political campaigns give away campaign memorabilia free. But good on ya for trying.

even More importantly Trademark protection is designed to protect your unique identifier within your trade and geographical operation area only.

Thus if I had an auto repair shop in Bumfark, Iowa called McDonald's, I couldn't sue Mickey Dee's, the Restuarant for trademark infringement. Similarly if My business operation is limited otne small town in Iowa, I'd have a hard time enforcing a Trademark on an autoshop in Miami, even if they had an indentical name

I hope a democrap isn't complaining about a trivial lawsuit.

wildcardjack: Yeah, try using that logic with the RIAA or MPAA.

Sure. And when the RIAA or MPAA start trying to claim trademark infringement instead of copyright infringement, that logic will work. ;)

"I was shocked. I flipped out kind of because I was like, 'Oh, no, someone else is using it,' " he said

"...for an entirely different purpose, thus negating the universal stranglehold I feel but don't actually have on these two words" he didn't say but probably should have.

or

"and I just found a way to get a farkton of free publicity" he didn't say but was probably thinking

The phrases Fashion Rocks and Movies Rock are both owned and will cost you bookoo to use.

/beaucoup

So, like you can buy his jewelry for what you can find in the couch?

A teen inventor and entrepreneur from Scarsdale registered the trademark "Change Rocks" to protect his jewelry and accessories business from rivals.

I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure that Barack isn't trying to sell crappy jewelry, therefore, no rivalry. Make the kid pay court costs for tying up the system to promote his crapware.

The kid will probably lose, but if he's smart he wasn't planning on getting money from the settlement anyway. Instead, he's got national news talking about his jewelry, publicity he wouldn't have been able to pay for in a million years.

Also I want to say that I think "Change Rocks" is the stupidest campaign slogan I've ever heard.

Hoboclown:

Also I want to say that I think "Change Rocks" is the stupidest campaign slogan I've ever heard.

Agreed. This lessens my support for Obama.

Rapmaster2000: Hoboclown:

Also I want to say that I think "Change Rocks" is the stupidest campaign slogan I've ever heard.

Agreed. This lessens my support for Obama.

Could you base your vote on anything more trivial?

There was similar warring over the authorship of "Chinese Rocks." Has history taught us NOTHING?!?!

I like the "Can't someone else do it?" slogan better.

Rapmaster2000: Agreed. This lessens my support for Obama.

Yeah, pollsters have yet to catch on to one of the key issues for the voters this year, "Catchy slogans."

Based on idrow's steel-trap logic, I am starting a whore house called "Google" tomorrow. Let's see how long it takes before I get squashed.

Isn't that what geological processes do? Change rocks?

Let's see how long it takes before I get squashed.

If you mean by the type of hookers that would work at a place called Google, then probably not very long.

"I don't want to upset Oprah"
-true dat, oprah is the new mafia

FTA: He called his lawyers, and they sent a letter on Dec. 18 to Obama's national campaign manager, David Plouffe, that points out that the name "Change Rocks" is a registered U.S. trademark (No. 3,266,236) and that if Obama's campaign sells T-shirts or other campaign memorabilia with the slogan, it could constitute an infringement.

*sigh* It's amazing that folks can find a lawyer who will sue over everything, even when the law clearly doesn't apply.

A trademark is used to identify the manufacturer of goods and distinguish those goods from other sources providing similar goods. If you register the term "Change Rocks" for your jewelry business, you have no right to limit its use in totally unrelated industries.

Stefan Doyno is an asshat.

One does not copyright a phrase.

One copyrights a website, or a story, or a comic book.

One trademarks a name, or a logo, or a phrase.

FTFA:
"Westchester County, as you are obviously aware, is heavily Democratic and we have no doubt that Mr. Obama - despite Ms. Clinton's residence here - enjoys considerable support in the area. Mr. Doyno is far more interested in exploring possible synergies between Mr. Obama's use of Change Rocks as a slogan or theme and the Change Rocks mark and products than he is in preventing Mr. Obama from using the mark in connection with the campaign," the letter states.

This basically amounts to extortion.

If I were Obama, I'd take this to express my intent to have a better oversight of trademark patents so that assholes can stop this type of frivolous lawsuits.

You know what I wish is that politicians would stop running on the nebulous platform of change. It is so damn cliche. Of course any new president will bring change, duh!!!

Hoboclown: The kid will probably lose, but if he's smart he wasn't planning on getting money from the settlement anyway. Instead, he's got national news talking about his jewelry, publicity he wouldn't have been able to pay for in a million years.

Also I want to say that I think "Change Rocks" is the stupidest campaign slogan I've ever heard.

Technically not a campaign slogan--just the name of two of his campaign concerts.

Pocket_Rocket: General Lexicon(tm)

Kinda looks a little like an updated General Zod, doesn't he?

i hate jimmy page: Rapmaster2000: Hoboclown:

Also I want to say that I think "Change Rocks" is the stupidest campaign slogan I've ever heard.

Agreed. This lessens my support for Obama.

Could you base your vote on anything more trivial?

Adjust your sarcasm detector.

Let's suppose I was serious and I do base my votes based on trivial shiat. That's what everyone else is doing. Your well thought out, issues based vote will be negated by a hairdresser in Kansas who likes the other guy's tie.

I suppose it's arguable that the kid wants to make sure everyone knows he had the phrase first, and isn't ripping off Obama. That way, nobody from Obama's campaign can come to him and say "Stop using that phrase or we'll sue you."

But he's the Magic Negro - he can do anything!
// likeses Obama

Freak Flag Fly: FTA: He called his lawyers, and they sent a letter on Dec. 18 to Obama's national campaign manager, David Plouffe, that points out that the name "Change Rocks" is a registered U.S. trademark (No. 3,266,236) and that if Obama's campaign sells T-shirts or other campaign memorabilia with the slogan, it could constitute an infringement.

*sigh* It's amazing that folks can find a lawyer who will sue over everything, even when the law clearly doesn't apply.

A trademark is used to identify the manufacturer of goods and distinguish those goods from other sources providing similar goods. If you register the term "Change Rocks" for your jewelry business, you have no right to limit its use in totally unrelated industries.

Stefan Doyno is an asshat.

Sending a letter is not suing and pretty much as far as most of these things go. Lawyer sends a letter. The other party is made aware of the issue. Lawyers talk. Usually some sort of understanding is reached. End of story.

Also, his lawer said it could constitute infringement. Not that it did, or that they would pursue legal action.

So this young kid sees someone using his company's name and calls his lawyer. Asks him what he should do. This is what lawyers are for.

In the meantime, if Oprah uses his crappy crystal jewelry as one of her favorite things, he'll be a friggin millionaire before he can legally drink and before he loses his virginity to a fat chick and finally settles down with a rough trick named Jim. More power to him.

Meh. The purpose of trademark is to prevent consumer confusion. Not really likely here. Good luck with that infringement claim.

I'm guessing if this goes any farther this, and Obama starts looking like the Dem. nominee, this kid might want to spend more time with his accountants than his lawyers to prepare for the yearly IRS audits he'll be enjoying.

He's from Scarsdale? He must have traveled around a bit

/wink, wink
//nudge, nudge
///say no more!
////squire!

you know, i'm all for small business owners knowing their rights and being able to defend themselves, but this:

Doyno's attorney: "Westchester County, as you are obviously aware, is heavily Democratic and we have no doubt that Mr. Obama - despite Ms. Clinton's residence here - enjoys considerable support in the area. Mr. Doyno is far more interested in exploring possible synergies between Mr. Obama's use of Change Rocks as a slogan or theme and the Change Rocks mark and products than he is in preventing Mr. Obama from using the mark in connection with the campaign," the letter states.

just comes off as outright extortion.

THIS IS SOME KIND OF PROFIT DEAL!!!!

Your homie all up in your grill cuz you got some crackrock from a guy name Dookie and it turns out it's made of soap or some shiat? You gots a backup stash up ya butt?

Change rocks, baby!

Barack Obama doesn't care about young people!

/No, not really, just being facetious