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Amazon Dating: The Future of Dating

147 points by dsr12 7y ago

excalibur 7y ago
What am I going to do with a 2' tall woman?
Hamuko 7y ago
Yes, it's about time Amazon enter the one market where there's even more counterfeiting than what they now have.
yingw787 7y ago
Oh this is funny. Very, very funny :P Thank you kind sir, you made my day!
minimaxir 7y ago
From a technical perspective, this is a lot of effort for a parody. I'm impressed. Where did they source the fake reviews from? (you can click the review title to get a review, although it doesn't always match)
- dmurray 7y ago
  The reviews aren't fake, they link straight to real items on Amazon.
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majos 7y ago
I guess this falls under the "Dumb Starbucks" defense?
- minimaxir 7y ago
  The FAQ includes the comment "Sign up to stay updated after we get a cease and desist." https://amazondating.co/faq https://amazondating.co/faq
- MFLoon 7y ago
  Yea I'm a bit frightened for the creators. I guess if they just comply with the inevitable C&D they won't get sued into oblivion?
  - jschwartzi 7y ago
    I'd donate to the legal defense fund just to yet again demonstrate that parody is a form of fair use.
    - mr_toad 7y ago
      > parody is a form of fair use. Does that apply to trademark infringement?
      - Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
        Not a lawyer, but play one on TV, I mean have one on speed dial (cause he is a buddy, the reason he is on speed dial is cause I wanna know if he wants to go to the bar not cause I need label advice all the time. He half jokingly answers his phone from his friends “this conversation ain’t legal advice, what you want?”). Tl;dr: Yes and no. Under some recent cases it’s been determined that fair use is actually a right under copy right law (and thus should be considered before filing suit, but there is no harm if the filing party honestly believes there wasn’t fair use). Under trademark it’s more a defensive against infringement. If it’s an obvious parody you should be fine (Mad engine “recently” lost a case against using the word “DAD” instead of “S” in the superman symbol as it was deemed not obv that it was a parody of the trademark [0]) but it’s a defense so if I was in such shoes I would be expecting some sort of “trouble” to be coming my way, even ifs it’s just a C&D, followed up with a conversation about it’s just a parody of Amazon.com so see if that would chill amazon’s lawyers down. But I would would be prepared to take it down unless I was prepared to drop the cash needed to defend such a case. But I ain’t a lawyer, I ain’t your lawyer. Call a real trademark lawyer if you want more advice than what a 2 min IM conversation with one relayed via a third party can provide. [0] 5 sec google search on the mad dad superman trade mark points to this opinion piece on the matter https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cc841a65-f328-49df-a460-71a3b958c25b https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cc841a65-f328... (open the link in a private tab if you hit the paywall)
suyash 7y ago
Take my money now ...lol
Pigo 7y ago
Those prices seem extremely low, I'd think.
- bayindirh 7y ago
  They probably source the items from various sources with different prices. So it's possible that you may get a counterfeit. I'm not sure whether they refund or exchange the counterfeit items though.
- OrgNet 7y ago
  it is for one hour only...
ikeyany 7y ago
> Teddy, 87 > Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
- jschwartzi 7y ago
  Always leaves a voice mail. :3
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mynegation 7y ago
PSA: some photos may not be SFW
- dariusj18 7y ago
  Aissa FTW followed closely by Cora
CM30 7y ago
Well, Amazon's name would be surprisingly appropriate for such a service.
Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
What happens if someone steals my date off my doorstep if I'm at work at time of delivery? Who am I kidding I work from home and barely leave the house as it is, I aint missing that delivery :-p
fraoulitsa 7y ago
Black mirror idea! I sadly can see this becoming a reality.
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thanatropism 7y ago
The male:female average price ratio is way off. A fortune could be made in arbitrage or even derivatives.
weston 7y ago
Apparently this parody site is using real people as I know one of the people listed on here. Very strange to see that.
- minimaxir 7y ago
  It appears it's with consent.
- excalibur 7y ago
  At least two of the featured people are creators of the site.
- chetangoti 7y ago
  There is a "Want to be featured? Apply now." section at the bottom as well, which leads to apply form!
teambekbek 7y ago
omg who made this?!?!
- excalibur 7y ago
  https://amazondating.co/about https://amazondating.co/about > Made by Ani Acopian, Suzy Shinn, Morgan Gruer & Thinko.
berbec 7y ago
Legal links to a pdf of a NGA - Non-ghosting agreement
pochamago 7y ago
I think my favorite part is Help just being a link to the wikiHow page for unhooking a bra

147 points by dsr12 7y ago

excalibur 7y ago

What am I going to do with a 2' tall woman?

Hamuko 7y ago

Yes, it's about time Amazon enter the one market where there's even more counterfeiting than what they now have.

yingw787 7y ago

Oh this is funny. Very, very funny :P Thank you kind sir, you made my day!

minimaxir 7y ago

From a technical perspective, this is a lot of effort for a parody. I'm impressed. Where did they source the fake reviews from? (you can click the review title to get a review, although it doesn't always match)

dmurray 7y ago
The reviews aren't fake, they link straight to real items on Amazon.

deleted 7y ago

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majos 7y ago

I guess this falls under the "Dumb Starbucks" defense?

minimaxir 7y ago
The FAQ includes the comment "Sign up to stay updated after we get a cease and desist." https://amazondating.co/faq https://amazondating.co/faq
MFLoon 7y ago
Yea I'm a bit frightened for the creators. I guess if they just comply with the inevitable C&D they won't get sued into oblivion?
- jschwartzi 7y ago
  I'd donate to the legal defense fund just to yet again demonstrate that parody is a form of fair use.
  - mr_toad 7y ago
    > parody is a form of fair use. Does that apply to trademark infringement?
    - Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
      Not a lawyer, but play one on TV, I mean have one on speed dial (cause he is a buddy, the reason he is on speed dial is cause I wanna know if he wants to go to the bar not cause I need label advice all the time. He half jokingly answers his phone from his friends “this conversation ain’t legal advice, what you want?”). Tl;dr: Yes and no. Under some recent cases it’s been determined that fair use is actually a right under copy right law (and thus should be considered before filing suit, but there is no harm if the filing party honestly believes there wasn’t fair use). Under trademark it’s more a defensive against infringement. If it’s an obvious parody you should be fine (Mad engine “recently” lost a case against using the word “DAD” instead of “S” in the superman symbol as it was deemed not obv that it was a parody of the trademark [0]) but it’s a defense so if I was in such shoes I would be expecting some sort of “trouble” to be coming my way, even ifs it’s just a C&D, followed up with a conversation about it’s just a parody of Amazon.com so see if that would chill amazon’s lawyers down. But I would would be prepared to take it down unless I was prepared to drop the cash needed to defend such a case. But I ain’t a lawyer, I ain’t your lawyer. Call a real trademark lawyer if you want more advice than what a 2 min IM conversation with one relayed via a third party can provide. [0] 5 sec google search on the mad dad superman trade mark points to this opinion piece on the matter https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cc841a65-f328-49df-a460-71a3b958c25b https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cc841a65-f328... (open the link in a private tab if you hit the paywall)

suyash 7y ago

Take my money now ...lol

Pigo 7y ago

Those prices seem extremely low, I'd think.

bayindirh 7y ago
They probably source the items from various sources with different prices. So it's possible that you may get a counterfeit. I'm not sure whether they refund or exchange the counterfeit items though.
OrgNet 7y ago
it is for one hour only...

ikeyany 7y ago

> Teddy, 87 > Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

jschwartzi 7y ago
Always leaves a voice mail. :3
- deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]

mynegation 7y ago

PSA: some photos may not be SFW

dariusj18 7y ago
Aissa FTW followed closely by Cora

CM30 7y ago

Well, Amazon's name would be surprisingly appropriate for such a service.

Crosseye_Jack 7y ago

What happens if someone steals my date off my doorstep if I'm at work at time of delivery? Who am I kidding I work from home and barely leave the house as it is, I aint missing that delivery :-p

fraoulitsa 7y ago

Black mirror idea! I sadly can see this becoming a reality.

deleted 7y ago

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thanatropism 7y ago

The male:female average price ratio is way off. A fortune could be made in arbitrage or even derivatives.

weston 7y ago

Apparently this parody site is using real people as I know one of the people listed on here. Very strange to see that.

minimaxir 7y ago
It appears it's with consent.
excalibur 7y ago
At least two of the featured people are creators of the site.
chetangoti 7y ago
There is a "Want to be featured? Apply now." section at the bottom as well, which leads to apply form!

teambekbek 7y ago

omg who made this?!?!

excalibur 7y ago
https://amazondating.co/about https://amazondating.co/about > Made by Ani Acopian, Suzy Shinn, Morgan Gruer & Thinko.

berbec 7y ago

Legal links to a pdf of a NGA - Non-ghosting agreement

pochamago 7y ago

I think my favorite part is Help just being a link to the wikiHow page for unhooking a bra