surfmaster
surfmaster t1_ix6dsvw wrote
Reply to Jack Daniel’s asks Supreme Court to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite? by WREGnewschannel3
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."
surfmaster t1_ix1ybml wrote
Reply to comment by valomorn in FIFA head says fans 'will survive' without beer at World Cup by Ananas7
We have to assume the expectation was that hypocrisy would, as usual, enable special treatment.
surfmaster t1_ix1xj9q wrote
Reply to Guest Claiming to Be Government Agent on Secret Mission Demands Refund for Walt Disney World Park Admission by Silly_Confidence7890
That's a business expense my dude, get it reimbursed from your employer, not the company you paid.
surfmaster t1_iy5gb6g wrote
Reply to comment by alzee76 in Student's MacBook Amazon order replaced with Weetabix by bananaphophesy
There are significantly fewer protections on debit cards in the US, but the EFTA and most card servicers (Visa/MC/etc) do limit liabilities within a window of the transaction.