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		Atlanta Braves suing Pixar over calling their upcoming film "Brave" (marquee.blogs.cnn.com)		76
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XMark		2011-12-21 06:36:30 PM

Instead of Brave, they should have called it something safer that won't cause any trademark issues. Maybe something like... The Elder Scrolls. Yeah.

Mercutio74		2011-12-21 06:40:37 PM

I'm not a baseball fan, but I do have a favourite team... Whoever's playing the Braves.

/Been a fan of those teams since the Tomahawk Chop

eas81		2011-12-21 06:42:54 PM

jake_lex: If they're worried about movie titles being mistaken for their team, they should have also sued the producers of "Choke."

I think Boston already has that trademarked.

Gleeman		2011-12-21 06:51:13 PM

Something something, tort reform, something something...

Another Government Employee		2011-12-21 07:08:08 PM

Nobody realize that DISNEY is getting a taste of their own medicine?

FuryOfFirestorm		2011-12-21 07:11:27 PM

Then why didn't they sue J.Lo a few years ago?

steamingpile		2011-12-21 07:25:10 PM

RodneyToady: Even if this is the reason, no judge would ever side with Disney over Atlanta from their use of "Brave" in the context of their team or properties. Hell, even if five years from now, Atlanta put out a movie called "Brave," if it was about one of their players/owners/fans etc., nobody would confuse the two.

Its all about marketing, what if they did get the patent on the name and decided to sue the braves for their figures they give away?

eas81: jake_lex: If they're worried about movie titles being mistaken for their team, they should have also sued the producers of "Choke."

I think Boston already has that trademarked.

No, its the Mets.

Oh and I submitted this with a better headline, this one just sucks.

MrLint		2011-12-21 07:47:05 PM

I declare this derp level orangutan.

RodneyToady		2011-12-21 08:41:05 PM

steamingpile: Its all about marketing, what if they did get the patent on the name and decided to sue the braves for their figures they give away?

"Figures" as in bobbleheads or something? The Braves have been using "The Braves" for 100 years. Disney would have no case. Hell, a judge might even sanction Disney for a frivolous lawsuit if they tried.

Fano		2011-12-21 08:49:09 PM

How?

ExperianScaresCthulhu		2011-12-21 09:20:36 PM

Boeheimian Rhapsody: Didn't disney also try to copywrite the "Team 6" or whatever seal team took down Bin Laden?

They tried to do what, now?

steamingpile		2011-12-21 09:26:11 PM

RodneyToady: steamingpile: Its all about marketing, what if they did get the patent on the name and decided to sue the braves for their figures they give away?

"Figures" as in bobbleheads or something? The Braves have been using "The Braves" for 100 years. Disney would have no case. Hell, a judge might even sanction Disney for a frivolous lawsuit if they tried.

I put nothing past a lawyer, especially a disney lawyer.

FriarReb98		2011-12-21 09:29:08 PM

Monster Cable looks on approvingly.

Terrible Old Man		2011-12-21 09:39:37 PM

"According to Disney news blog Stitch Kingdom, the Atlanta Braves aren't big fans of upcoming animated film "Brave.""

Yeah... and the Native Americans aren't big fans of your team's racist name and mascot. At least Pixar isn't offending races and cultural groups in the modern era.

Githerax		2011-12-21 09:49:42 PM

s2s2s2: And the HOOOOOOME of THEEEE [redacted for copyright infringement]!

Win.

Track 3 on the Master's Playlist		2011-12-21 10:26:16 PM

VaportrailFilms: [www.swotti.com image 403x335][media.tumblr.com image 400x350]

Hmmm.

Oh that's definitely on purpose.

luidprand		2011-12-21 10:29:58 PM

Terrible Old Man: "According to Disney news blog Stitch Kingdom, the Atlanta Braves aren't big fans of upcoming animated film "Brave.""

Yeah... and the Native Americans aren't big fans of your team's racist name and mascot. At least Pixar isn't offending races and cultural groups in the modern era.

Indians or white guys who are offended on their behalf? Like the Speedy Gonzalez incident (or Cleveland Indians or the using "Native American" instead of the preferred "Indian").

/Brave isn't nearly as bad as "Squaw"

Second Try		2011-12-21 10:48:38 PM

Great. Another film with a strong and masculine female protagonist... *yawn*

zipdog		2011-12-22 12:43:17 AM

Simple solution. Pixar should release this film in late October to avoid any confusion.

Toquinha		2011-12-22 01:43:24 AM

/Unimpressed

Badgers		2011-12-22 09:40:43 AM

bruce4bruce: As a native american I find it offensive that this movie is called brave ...
that is the white name that you gave to the natives ...

Googled brave and all that came up is the movie.

a GIS brings up a lot of different things, including this:

lh3.ggpht.com

Digitalstrange		2011-12-22 09:54:29 AM

drjekel_mrhyde

The Chicago Fire should trademark the word Fire and sue any and everyone that uses it.

images.wikia.com

really thinks you need to STFU

Malcolm_Sex		2011-12-22 10:24:31 AM

I'd say the Braves are being whiney biatches but this is Disney we're talking about, they would probably find a way to sue Atlanta.

Terrible Old Man		2011-12-22 11:49:55 PM

luidprand: Terrible Old Man: "According to Disney news blog Stitch Kingdom, the Atlanta Braves aren't big fans of upcoming animated film "Brave.""

Yeah... and the Native Americans aren't big fans of your team's racist name and mascot. At least Pixar isn't offending races and cultural groups in the modern era.

Indians or white guys who are offended on their behalf? Like the Speedy Gonzalez incident (or Cleveland Indians or the using "Native American" instead of the preferred "Indian").

Much of Native American culture is offended by sports mascots. Personally as a member of the Catawba tribe, I'm not terribly bothered by most names and mascots, but some are ridiculously offensive. Let's play a stupid little game. Let's see Team: .

Cleveland Indians
San Francisco Yellow Skins (Chinese)
New York Jewboys
Boston Gingerdrunks (Irish)
Texas Rednecks

None of these are acceptable, yet for some reason one ethnic group is targeted complete with ridiculously racist mascots. What on earth makes anyone think that a living culture wants to be associated or represented with a bunch of violent thugs, rapists, drug-users, wife-beaters, thieves, and rich white guys in sports uniforms who pretty much are happy to take the likeness to make cash but don't bother actually paying for it or contributing anything gained from it to say, bettering the lives of people who actually own what they profit from?

ArcadianRefugee		2011-12-23 08:06:38 AM

Terrible Old Man: luidprand: Terrible Old Man: "According to Disney news blog Stitch Kingdom, the Atlanta Braves aren't big fans of upcoming animated film "Brave.""

Yeah... and the Native Americans aren't big fans of your team's racist name and mascot. At least Pixar isn't offending races and cultural groups in the modern era.

Indians or white guys who are offended on their behalf? Like the Speedy Gonzalez incident (or Cleveland Indians or the using "Native American" instead of the preferred "Indian").

Much of Native American culture is offended by sports mascots. Personally as a member of the Catawba tribe, I'm not terribly bothered by most names and mascots, but some are ridiculously offensive. Let's play a stupid little game. Let's see Team: .

Cleveland Indians
San Francisco Yellow Skins (Chinese)
New York Jewboys
Boston Gingerdrunks (Irish)
Texas Rednecks

None of these are acceptable, yet for some reason one ethnic group is targeted complete with ridiculously racist mascots. What on earth makes anyone think that a living culture wants to be associated or represented with a bunch of violent thugs, rapists, drug-users, wife-beaters, thieves, and rich white guys in sports uniforms who pretty much are happy to take the likeness to make cash but don't bother actually paying for it or contributing anything gained from it to say, bettering the lives of people who actually own what they profit from?

You sound upset. Maybe you should go have a lie-down. Here, have a blanket.

luidprand		2011-12-23 09:29:12 AM

Terrible Old Man: luidprand: Terrible Old Man: "According to Disney news blog Stitch Kingdom, the Atlanta Braves aren't big fans of upcoming animated film "Brave.""

Yeah... and the Native Americans aren't big fans of your team's racist name and mascot. At least Pixar isn't offending races and cultural groups in the modern era.

Indians or white guys who are offended on their behalf? Like the Speedy Gonzalez incident (or Cleveland Indians or the using "Native American" instead of the preferred "Indian").

Much of Native American culture is offended by sports mascots. Personally as a member of the Catawba tribe, I'm not terribly bothered by most names and mascots, but some are ridiculously offensive. Let's play a stupid little game. Let's see Team: .

Cleveland Indians
New York Jewboys
Texas Rednecks

None of these are acceptable, yet for some reason one ethnic group is targeted complete with ridiculously racist mascots.

Knick(erbocker)s? Fighting Irish?

Texas Rednecks would go over well, and, although I pretty much hate baseball (and especially the Braves and Yankees (another ethnic slur)), I would wear the shiat out of a New York Jews jersey.

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