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Post by coachd5085 on Jul 20, 2019 19:58:20 GMT -6
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Post by larrymoe on Jul 20, 2019 20:20:25 GMT -6
This kinda stuff seems to be happening more frequently. Around here, Illinois State and Iowa have recently threatened to sue schools over mascots. All depends on if it's copyrighted or trademarked. We used the Western Michigan Bronco at a previous stop, but it isn't protected.
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Post by Defcord on Jul 20, 2019 20:30:00 GMT -6
I remember hearing in a high school marketing lesson (so this information definitely has credibility issues) was that in order for an organization to keep its trademark intact they have to provide evidence of infringement. So maybe this story is just them trying to keep their brand protected. Or maybe they just missed their name in negative press they had become accustomed to in the recent past. |
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Post by KYCoach2331 on Jul 20, 2019 20:43:04 GMT -6
Wonder if they’d do it if they had a kid that could run?
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Post by coachd5085 on Jul 20, 2019 20:50:14 GMT -6
Wonder if they’d do it if they had a kid that could run? They do. Kids that could run at Ruston wouldn't go to Rutgers.  |
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Post by fantom on Jul 20, 2019 21:55:36 GMT -6
This is beyond stupid. Nobody in Louisiana knows or cares where Rutgers is. Neither does most of the Big 10. |
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Post by coachscdub on Jul 21, 2019 0:21:08 GMT -6
My old school just switched over to that R about 3-4 years ago, wondering if they're gonna be targeted next
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Post by fballcoachg on Jul 21, 2019 5:19:32 GMT -6
It’s happened for years with multiple universities. There is a school by where I’m at now in Ohio that had to change the coloring and some minuscule portion of their design because they used Arizona’s “A”
While it may be dumb, a copyright/trademark is a copyright/trademark.
Think about how fast the NFL pulls any clips that are sent out...everyone saw the play live but if you tweet it out they shut it down.
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Post by coachdubyah on Jul 21, 2019 5:58:44 GMT -6
Wonder if they’d do it if they had a kid that could run? This is probably my most unprofessional post but, I’m willing to bet that Ruston could beat Rutgers. It would at least be close. |
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Post by war79 on Jul 21, 2019 8:00:05 GMT -6
I wonder if they will make NJ State Champ Ramapo HS right down the road change their logo?
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Post by coachd5085 on Jul 21, 2019 11:40:23 GMT -6
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Post by fantom on Jul 21, 2019 11:57:17 GMT -6
Wonder if Ruston knew that they were infringing on a copyright when they chose an R as their logo.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 12:56:35 GMT -6
How can you copyright a block letter? Like maybe of you created a whole specific font called Rutgers sure, but a block R with no specific coloring pattern on the inside, seems a little nonspecific to me.
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Post by blb on Jul 21, 2019 15:24:04 GMT -6
How can you copyright a block letter? Like maybe of you created a whole specific font called Rutgers sure, but a block R with no specific coloring pattern on the inside, seems a little nonspecific to me.
The same way Pat Riley could copyright a phrase ("three-peat")?
This is America after all.
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Post by QBCoachDurham on Jul 21, 2019 16:29:53 GMT -6
I think this is great. I hate logo poaching. I wish Georgia Tech would send a letter to my school. I refuse to use their Yellow Jacket logo for football, but our other sports use it. We tried to introduce something new, but we were told we couldn't use it.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jul 21, 2019 17:24:59 GMT -6
How can you copyright a block letter? Like maybe of you created a whole specific font called Rutgers sure, but a block R with no specific coloring pattern on the inside, seems a little nonspecific to me. I don’t know all the details of the case and I’m far from being an IP lawyer, but as I understand it you could probably fight Rutgers because they don’t have much to their R, as you said the colouring isn’t even consistent, vs Michigan’s block M which is a more stylized font and is always maize on blue, or Ohio State with the octagon O. But you’d have to pay a lot in legal fees over a literal letter. So is it really worth it? |
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Post by coachdubyah on Jul 21, 2019 18:14:11 GMT -6
Ironically enough, one of their District Opponents uses the Ohio State 'O' with Lions thru it instead of 'Ohio State'.
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Post by larrymoe on Jul 21, 2019 21:13:37 GMT -6
The only reason Iowa knew about the school using the hawk as their logo was because they recruited one of their players. They'd been using it for years and years. Close to a decade I think.
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