Warner Bros Sued For Pirating Louis Vuitton Trademark 227
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NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "You have to love a case where Warner Brothers, copyright maximalist extraordinaire, gets sued for 'piracy,' in this case for using a knock-off Louis Vuitton bag in a recent movie. This lawsuit has been described as 'awkward' for Warner; I have to agree with that characterization. Louis Vuitton's 22-page complaint (PDF) alleges that Warner Bros. had knowledge that the bag was a knock-off, but went ahead and used it anyway. Apparently Warner Bros. takes IP rights seriously only when its own IP rights are involved."
The law is the law (Score:5, Funny)
Now, according to the usual MPAA calculations and the fact that petilions* of people will see that movie, they now must pay Louis Vuitton about 5 zetalions* dollars.
* The MPAA and RIAA aren't the only ones who can come up with stupid numbers.
Re:they will just shift the blame to some other pe (Score:5, Funny)
It is always an intern. It is a little known fact that Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth were intern patsies.
Meanwhile... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The law is the law (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps they'll just argue that the viewers of the movie are the ones who are infringing by the act of looking at the counterfeit item, and so each moviegoer will owe LV $3,000.
G.
Re:they will just shift the blame to some other pe (Score:5, Funny)
No, they will say either 1) "It's not a knock-off; it's a parody." or 2) "We bought the bag, we can use it however we like."
Re:The law is the law (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps they'll just argue that the viewers of the movie are the ones who are infringing
That movie had viewers???????
Re:How can they tell? (Score:5, Funny)
We just got back from a week in LA; you'd be surprised how many of those bags even in Beverly Hills aren't real...
The fun-bags aren't real there either.
Re:Meanwhile... (Score:5, Funny)
Including the tits on the 'girl next door'.
Re:Thats just FUD (Score:4, Funny)
Re:they will just shift the blame to some other pe (Score:5, Funny)
Re:they will just shift the blame to some other pe (Score:5, Funny)
you wouldn't steal a handbag... oh wait.