[delta_7890]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Might have missed something in the report, but what does this company actually do? Assuming it's real it must do something other than sue people over trademarks...

They make Demotivational work, a stab at all of those motivational posters and stuff you've probably seen.  It's actually kinda funny.  Too bad they had to sink this low.

[01010]

Originally posted by delta_7890


They make Demotivational work, a stab at all of those motivational posters and stuff you've probably seen.  It's actually kinda funny.  Too bad they had to sink this low.

If that's the case something tells me this may be taken a wee bit tongue in cheek.

[Bri_Dog]

:-(

Eat me

[karajorma]

Yeah. It's obviously a publicity stunt.

"The outcry of our trademarking of the frowny emoticon has been deafening and from every corner of the globe. At first, I was inclined to pay little attention to the matter, since the earliest overseas complaints were from France and they’ll complain about anything. But soon their cries were joined by complaints from the less whine-prone nations of Germany and Sweden. Not long thereafter, even the imperturbable citizens of Russia were writing agonized emails, begging me not to outlaw the use of the frowny symbol in email.

I can't imagine anyone serious writing that.

[Thorn]

Did anyone even bother to look at the date?

January 2nd, 2001

[Kamikaze]

To all the people not getting it: This is satire. Read the disclaimer at the bottom.

[diamondgeezer]

It's not satire, what ever it may claim to be

Oh well. Sarnie gets duped again  *runs*

[Stryke 9]

*sigh*

Bloody humorless, the lot of you.

Incidentially, I just copyrighted the word "hard" for use on my porn database. You lot owe me ten thousand back royalties, or I take you to court.

Not kidding. Pay the **** up.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by Carl


suuuuure.

It ain't a hoax - look at the link. Then go up a few levels, and whoops! the US Patent and Trademark Office!

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
It's not satire, what ever it may claim to be

Oh well. Sarnie gets duped again  *runs*

No, it's satire alright. It's not a hoax, though.

[diamondgeezer]

Maybe satire is something different in the US. Over here it generally involves humour.

[an0n]

It's spiteful sarcasm in it's purest form.

[Bobboau]

man I wish I would have gotten sued like this, I could use the settlement from the violation of privacy suet

[Stryke 9]

"Violation of privacy suit"?

[diamondgeezer]

Suet. It tastes better.

[Stryke 9]

Ah. I see.



A violation suet sounds really unappealing, though. Tasty or no. Would you make that with the leftovers from cooking a rape cake?

[an0n]