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01-25-2013, 07:01 AM | |
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The Business of the NFL - bullying fans
To sum it up, a year ago a fan applies to copyright "Harbowl" so he can sell some t-shirts.
The NFL objects and threatens prolonged legal action. The guy asks for a few Colts tickets and the NFL says you'll get nothing and like it or pay all of our fees because we are bigger than you. http://washingtonexaminer.com/the-ma...8#.UQKAl475jaq |
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01-25-2013, 07:07 AM | #2 |
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That's life. Deal with it you little scumbag. You don't get to profit off a family name.
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01-25-2013, 07:14 AM | #3 |
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They are a monopoly... selling t-shirts for 25 bucks that cost them 5 bucks to make and jersey's for a hundred that cost them 20 bucks to make.. and yes I know it is Nike that makes them, but the NFL agrees to and/or sets the cost. That's why I haven't bought a jersey in 12+ years.
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01-25-2013, 07:56 AM | #4 |
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But it isn't a family name. Harbowl is a made up word. heh
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01-25-2013, 08:01 AM | #5 |
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To me, this is akin to cyber-squatting, which I detest. I have a hard time feeling bad for the guy.
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01-25-2013, 08:04 AM | #6 |
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Should of just let the market cockslap this guy in the face. Lol, Harbowl??? Can't wait to get that tshirt.
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01-25-2013, 08:05 AM | #7 |
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He squatted before the 1000s of brilliant minds at the NFL did. Give him a few tickets.
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01-25-2013, 08:15 AM | #8 |
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Oh come on. I doubt he had any intention to make a single shirt. He just wanted to get the trademark before the NFL because he thought he could put the squeeze on a billion dollar juggernaut of a sports empire.
Swing and a miss. He's probably lucky he still has the shirt on his back. Money buys justice. They would take him to court, squeeze him dry with extended proceedings, and then ultimately win a few million dollars he doesn't have. Just walk away man. |
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01-25-2013, 08:32 AM | #9 |
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They could've given him a few Colts tickets FFS.
fuck you NFL. |
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01-25-2013, 08:38 AM | #10 |
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot OVER!
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If he had an assault weapon the NFL might of taken him a little more seriously.
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01-25-2013, 09:12 AM | #11 |
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"Mr. Fox is not a businessman or a lawyer. He says, “I didn’t know my rights.”
what a dumbass. I'd have put the best lawyers in place once I got the copyrights.
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01-25-2013, 11:08 AM | #12 | |
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If anything, the man the NFL would attempt to sue could have probably came out with a nice pay day by counter suing the NFL for emotional damages incurred through this entire process. Sounds like he pussed out too soon. |
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01-25-2013, 11:25 AM | #13 |
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On topic the first year of KC training camp here in St Joe we had a local business that sold authorized NFL and NCAA merchandise and the owner paid $500 to be in a tent at camp and someone on the Chiefs made her cover any merchandise she had with the KC logo on it because they had their own tent selling their stuff.
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01-25-2013, 11:28 AM | #14 |
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I'm making t-shirts in blue and gray that say, "The Civil Har: Baughruther against Brother". And underneath in small print it says, "600,000 dead, but Ray Lewis has an alibi."
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01-25-2013, 11:50 AM | #15 |
11-5, baby
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Dude asked for an autographed photo of Big Red. F that guy and his cybersquatting.
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