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Navy Fights Mickey Mouse for SEALs Trademark

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Okay why is this important you ask. I just think it's interesting that the Disney folks think it's okay to Trademark a group of Heroes Name.

Seal Team 6 like the Screaming Eagles should own their own name.

Doesn't Disney make enough money with Fantasy? Why do they feel the need to profit from the efforts of our elite military.

http://politics.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=23888&content=52214847&pageNum=-1

SEAL Team 6 isn’t going down without a fight.

The Navy is challenging Disney’s attempt to trademark the name of the elite squad responsible for taking out the world’s most wanted terrorist.

On May 3, just two days after Usama bin Laden was killed in a raid on the Al Qaeda leader’s Pakistan compound, Disney filed trademark applications to use the name "SEAL Team 6" on everything from entertainment, toys, video games, clothing, footwear -- even Christmas ornaments and snow globes.
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I think the SEALs can take him.
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Councilman said:
Okay why is this important you ask. I just think it's interesting that the Disney folks think it's okay to Trademark a group of Heroes Name.

Seal Team 6 like the Screaming Eagles should own their own name.

Doesn't Disney make enough money with Fantasy? Why do they feel the need to profit from the efforts of our elite military.



I think the SEALs can take him.
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Why are you against business rights? :D
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Capitalism?
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BS! Capitalism is not dependent on intellectual property rights nor vice versa.

I think it is funny that Disney is screwing the government that has extended their property rights to ridiculous lengths. There is absolutely no reason why any creative person needs life plus 70 years to induce him to create.
 
Councilman said:
Okay why is this important you ask. I just think it's interesting that the Disney folks think it's okay to Trademark a group of Heroes Name.

Seal Team 6 like the Screaming Eagles should own their own name.

Doesn't Disney make enough money with Fantasy? Why do they feel the need to profit from the efforts of our elite military.
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There's no way in hell he government will allow Disney to trademark the name, or allow anyone else to trademark the name of a real military unit. National security concerns alone will impede such attempts.
 
RStringfield said:
BS! Capitalism is not dependent on intellectual property rights nor vice versa.

I think it is funny that Disney is screwing the government that has extended their property rights to ridiculous lengths. There is absolutely no reason why any creative person needs life plus 70 years to induce him to create.
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I don't agree with you. People should profit off of their creative content. They should also have control of it as well.

But the reason why Disney can't trademark Seal Team 6 is because its the name of a government military unit, and therefore in the public domain already.
 
samsmart said:
There's no way in hell he government will allow Disney to trademark the name, or allow anyone else to trademark the name of a real military unit. National security concerns alone will impede such attempts.
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Wait. What national security concern? Are we placed in greater danger by Disney selling SEAL Team 6 action figures?

To clarify: I think Disney should and will lose this trademark fight, but even if they win I'm still not sure why it should bother me in the least.
 
Councilman said:
This is about what is right and what is not.
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So you're ok with the government stepping in and forcing a restriction on business (on a behavior that causes no harm to anybody) as long as it's "right." ;)
 
samsmart said:
I don't agree with you. People should profit off of their creative content. They should also have control of it as well.

But the reason why Disney can't trademark Seal Team 6 is because its the name of a government military unit, and therefore in the public domain already.
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They should profit off of it for 70 years after they are dead? The extension had nothing to do with rewarding artists. The creative force that spawned the works had long become worm poop. Congress extended it to benefit their lazy, yet influential heirs.

And in the case of Disney, here is a man, family and company that grew wealthy off of turning public domain works into their property. It is really quite perverse for their defenders to pretend that there is any motive at play other greed..
 
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They should profit off of it for 70 years after they are dead? The extension had nothing to do with rewarding artists. The creative force that spawned the works had long become worm poop. Congress extended it to benefit their lazy, yet influential heirs.

And in the case of Disney, here is a man, family and company that grew wealthy off of turning public domain works into their property.
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The length of the copyright is entirely irrelevant to the topic.
 
"Seal Team 6" is almost certainly considered a phrase that is in the public domain. If so, the trademark application will be denied.

Quite frankly, in recent years, there has been an attempt to push the frontiers of what is subject to intellectual property protection e.g., attempts to patent business processes that would, in the past, have been rejected for such protection. This trademark application represents that trend, which remains underway.
 
I guess this is no "Mickey Mouse" stuff for the Navy.
 
Redress said:
The length of the copyright is entirely irrelevant to the topic.
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It has everything to do with how intellectual property rights should be enforced and whether they inspire or discourage creative works.

Sorry, I did not intend to hijack the thread. I just think it is sort of funny that the government that allowed Disney to screw everyone else is now getting the business.
 
I don't think mickey will mind giving up the trademark to the Navy. He hasn't been the same since he divorced minnie. After years of marriage, he found out that she was ****ing goofy. :mrgreen:
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I heard about this a few days ago. I don’t think it’s a big deal though. Trust me, the Navy will let Disney use it and Disney will….well they won’t mess with Team 6 or the Navy, that’s for sure.
 
If Disney wants to make SEALTeam six toys then I have no problem with it and at the same time Hasbro, McFarlane Toys, Mattel or any other toy company should be allowed to make those toys as well seeing how this is actual military unit. No company should be allowed to trademark US military units. Now if they want to make fictional characters then they should be able to trademark those at least the character names and bio, not the clothing and gear that character may be wearing. And if the members of SEAL team six are ever reveal then those members should be allowed to work out licensing deals with their names,bios and likeness.
 
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