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imitation_crab_meat t1_ix5w8qf wrote
Reply to comment by TBoneBaggetteBaggins in Jack Daniel’s asks Supreme Court to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite? by WREGnewschannel3
>To constitute trademark parody, there must be two juxtaposing messages: the use must copy enough of the mark for people to recognize the targeted brand, but differentiate it sufficiently using some articulable elements of satire, ridicule, joking or amusement so that people can tell it is not connected to the original
Also allowed, and this certainly qualifies.
imitation_crab_meat t1_ix5gqip wrote
Reply to comment by Hunnyhelp in Jack Daniel’s asks Supreme Court to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite? by WREGnewschannel3
Unfortunately for them parody is considered fair use under copyright law and they're unlikely to win against what's very clearly a parody product.
imitation_crab_meat t1_ix5cs1t wrote
Reply to comment by Hunnyhelp in Jack Daniel’s asks Supreme Court to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite? by WREGnewschannel3
> No one is familiar with Bad Spaniels but not Jack Daniel’s.
Advertising isn't just to expose new people to things, it's also to bring those things to the forefront in peoples' minds. If they only cared about people unfamiliar with products why would Coca Cola ever advertise again?
imitation_crab_meat t1_j5yufei wrote
Reply to HoloLens AR actually makes soldiers less lethal, soldiers hate it | Report comes after Microsoft lays off various VR/AR employees by BlueLightStruct
Can we give it to cops instead?