Comments on: Simon to sue over SuBo sales http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Fri, 25 May 2012 16:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: chris barton http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24380 chris barton Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:55:25 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24380 was the jedwood teeshirt not a dotd about a month ago ?? was the jedwood teeshirt not a dotd about a month ago ??

]]> By: Wayne http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24379 Wayne Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:43:13 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24379 I'm not an expert on the legality of this, but I'm guessing that by printing Jedward tee shirts one would be just about within the law. Jedward was a nickname for the act that was picked up by the media. because they weren't sold as John and Edward (the actual name of the act) teeshirts and had no clear image of the act(just blurred out faces and haircuts)on the tee shirts, they were probably safe. By not even printing the nickname Jedward on the tee shirts (which they didn't), then I assume that even Cowell would have had difficulty bringing any charges against them. To be honest, I see this as nothing more than clever marketing. They were able to cash in on a five minute fad without infringing any copyright laws. Quite clever really. I’m not an expert on the legality of this, but I’m guessing that by printing Jedward tee shirts one would be just about within the law. Jedward was a nickname for the act that was picked up by the media. because they weren’t sold as John and Edward (the actual name of the act) teeshirts and had no clear image of the act(just blurred out faces and haircuts)on the tee shirts, they were probably safe. By not even printing the nickname Jedward on the tee shirts (which they didn’t), then I assume that even Cowell would have had difficulty bringing any charges against them.
To be honest, I see this as nothing more than clever marketing. They were able to cash in on a five minute fad without infringing any copyright laws.
Quite clever really.

]]> By: Anon http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24378 Anon Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:37:53 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24378 Was it not the case that thehutoutlet, one of the outlet sellers (note - not top seller) had Jedward t shirts on deal of the day back in November, if you don't believe, check the link... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270482009838 Item # 270482009838 This would prove clear proof of ebays deal of the day team allowing such loose use of trademarks... Was it not the case that thehutoutlet, one of the outlet sellers (note – not top seller) had Jedward t shirts on deal of the day back in November, if you don’t believe, check the link…

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270482009838

Item # 270482009838

This would prove clear proof of ebays deal of the day team allowing such loose use of trademarks…

]]> By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24377 Jimbo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:31:24 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24377 There are precedence's in the UK courts were people have tried and not managed to stop the sale of "unofficail" items. This article may be of some interest: <a href="http://tiny.cc/oGilb" rel="nofollow"> http://tiny.cc/oGilb</a> There are precedence’s in the UK courts were people have tried and not managed to stop the sale of “unofficail” items.
This article may be of some interest: http://tiny.cc/oGilb

]]> By: ebuyerfb http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24376 ebuyerfb Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:16:39 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24376 But what about the case where someone looks like Susan Boyle and then has their name legally changed to take advantage of her name? But what about the case where someone looks like Susan Boyle and then has their name legally changed to take advantage of her name?

]]> By: KeithS http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24375 KeithS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:45:38 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24375 “despicable profiteering making unscrupulous people millions of pounds” According to Terapeak, sales of Susan Boyle items (not counting CDs) on the UK site reached the heady amount of just over £6000 from the last 90 days “despicable profiteering making unscrupulous people millions of pounds”

According to Terapeak, sales of Susan Boyle items (not counting CDs) on the UK site reached the heady amount of just over £6000 from the last 90 days

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24374 Chris Dawson Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:37:30 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24374 The same as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft" rel="nofollow">Mike Rowe vs Microsoft</a>? Of course a "different" Susan Boyle probably wouldn't look anything like "The" Susan Boyle so how they managed to muddle up their pictures would be hard to explain! The same as Mike Rowe vs Microsoft?

Of course a “different” Susan Boyle probably wouldn’t look anything like “The” Susan Boyle so how they managed to muddle up their pictures would be hard to explain!

]]> By: Mark http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24373 Mark Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:06:07 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24373 Facebook lists 171 people with the name Susan Boyle. If one of them issues merchandise with their name on it what could Simon do? Facebook lists 171 people with the name Susan Boyle. If one of them issues merchandise with their name on it what could Simon do?

]]> By: Wayne http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24372 Wayne Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:21:08 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24372 They're making this sound like a new problem. Ebay is stuffed to the rafters with illegal product of this kind. Just about every popular celebrity is being ripped off by unscrupulous sellers. From the hundreds of thousands of 99p home-printed photos that are clogging up 'Best-Match' to the mugs, tee shirts and just about anything else that a celebrity's image can be printed on. eBay is currently a bootleggers paradise. They’re making this sound like a new problem. Ebay is stuffed to the rafters with illegal product of this kind. Just about every popular celebrity is being ripped off by unscrupulous sellers. From the hundreds of thousands of 99p home-printed photos that are clogging up ‘Best-Match’ to the mugs, tee shirts and just about anything else that a celebrity’s image can be printed on.
eBay is currently a bootleggers paradise.

]]> By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2009/12/simon-to-sue-over-subo-sales.html#comment-24371 Jimbo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:47:22 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=10335#comment-24371 It's most probebly much easier and cheaper to use vero. I'm not sure If Mr Cowell would have a case against a text based t-shirt saying "Susan Boyle pride of Scotland" I'm imagine you could get it removed with vero. It’s most probebly much easier and cheaper to use vero.

I’m not sure If Mr Cowell would have a case against a text based t-shirt saying “Susan Boyle pride of Scotland” I’m imagine you could get it removed with vero.

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