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surfmaster t1_ix6dsvw wrote

A lot of people talking shit about JD's case here but I think it's a completely valid dispute.

The draw of the product is that it's shaped like a JD bottle. That's why owners are buying it. Now there's some amount of dispute on whether or not this is parody, but is that the intent of the product? It could be argued both ways. I find it likely that the text being modified on the product is not its main draw, i.e. the parody component is not why people are buying it, it's merely an afterthought, but I don't think there's a hard line in parody to determine that legally. This doesn't serve as criticism of the brand, but that isn't a necessity of parody... it's a lot more complicated legally, to me, than just "lol it said poop, it's parody."

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NotThatChar t1_ix6rk6e wrote

I might be the only one, but I legitimately buy the silly squeakers toys because they stand up to a lot of abuse. My dog loves them. Sure it was a joke the first time but I've been replacing them for years.
Right now he's got a Kathula with about 200 tiny holes in it. Still good!

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sumelar t1_ix8jegx wrote

It was a valid dispute.

When the lawsuit first started. Taking it this far is whats stupid.

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