Comments on: KANSAS BRINGS A BAZOOKA TO A KNIFE FIGHT

By: Hogblog

Hogblog — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:34:54 +0000

Ironically the trademarked Blue (Pantone 293) is the exact color one’s foot turns after being stepped upon by their coach (land whale).

By: Tater Salad

Tater Salad — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:01:44 +0000

@ 6:

And 3 days out of every month…

By: sb

sb — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:26:01 +0000

Together with Mangina’s earlier displeasure with O. and the firm request to desist any and all real estate sales attempts on behalf of his royal circumpherence, it appears Kansas has a highly litigious populace. I guess they gotta do something until the season starts.

By: gosouthgohard

gosouthgohard — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:06:40 +0000

Looking at the list of verdicts, the only one that doesn’t really make sense is the “Missouri Graduate” one. It’s clearly a reference to the fine MU journalism school, which equips hundreds every year for the rapidly growing career of mobile food delivery.

By: UgasTexan

UgasTexan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:51:15 +0000

Where can I get the fat coach t-shirt?

By: AlanInDC

AlanInDC — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:47:34 +0000

I’m going to copywrite “white”. Orson, you now owe me eleventy billion dollars.

By: poppaP

poppaP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:27:43 +0000

Also, federal trademarks and copyright supercede state. So…. how the heck do you copyrught simply blue? Miss State has the rights to a certain shade of maroon with a code identifying it. Kansas can’t just say Blue is theirs. I think it needs to be more specific.

By: AlanInDC

AlanInDC — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:50:00 +0000

Ironic that Jason Whitlock (and proud Ball State alum) comes to the defense of the shirt maker. Christ man… fat guys gotta stick together. Don’t you know anything?!

By: Wahoowa

Wahoowa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:25:07 +0000

Looking at that list of what shirts were infringing/diluting/whatever and what ones weren’t–there’s no method to the madness at all. Why is “Kansas Swim Team” (with sperm!) and “Missouri Graduate” (with pizza delivery boy) infringing and diluting but only half the ones that say “Hawk Basketball” are? WFT. This judge was a moron. This is why trademark claims are appealed to a special court.

By: ChemE93

ChemE93 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:20:42 +0000

Yes, this has nothing to do with patents. It’s a copyright (and potentially trademark) issue. As you can see in the link by NYC Dawg, it’s more than just the color. Things clearly tied to the university went towards the plaintiff, while things more generally targeted towards “Kansas”, “Hawk”, or an abnormal hatred for things from Missouri (who knew?) went towards the defendant, even those that were blue.

It’s easy to jump on their case and say the school was being greedy or whatever, but this guy was clearly selling items with the Kansas logo without a license. That lawsuit is justified 24/7.

By: CincySooner

CincySooner — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:07:19 +0000

Hey Orson,

I read all of the comments, and what greeted me at the bottom? You guessed it… a Google ad for University of Kansas ringtones. Priceless.

Are you able to control which ad gets placed at the bottom of the page? Or is it simply a random convergence of irony and humor?

By: Harris

Harris — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:00:47 +0000

I thought the EDSBS-approved term was “Aqua-cuddled.”

By: NYC Dawg

NYC Dawg — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:52:05 +0000

Full list of t-shirts that were ruled upon & if they were for the plaintiff or defendant:

http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2008/jul/16/joecollege_shirt_verdicts/

By: Ltrain

Ltrain — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:14:33 +0000

perhaps the T-shirt guy’s legal team didn’t recognize there’s a difference between copyrights, patents, and….trademarks.

By: nixforsix

nixforsix — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:59:23 +0000

Apparently the issue is that the shirt says “Kansas” on the front. He probably could have gotten away with it had just been the slogan on the back.