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It's still trademark infringement and both the activists and the middlemen (Netlify, in this case) can be sued. This "satire" all comes across as "I'm 14 and t
by echelon 2y ago
It's still trademark infringement and both the activists and the middlemen (Netlify, in this case) can be sued.
This "satire" all comes across as "I'm 14 and this is deep." We get the joke. Just use a fictitious logo.
- myrmidon 2y agoNo it's not. There are trademark exemptions for satire/parody, and have been for a long time. Sure the companies could have sued, but chances would have been about exactly 0% for those companies to win the case against the EFF on the back of their trademarks, and they knew that very well (my opinion), that case would've probably just been dismissed immediately.
- sitkack 2y agoPlease give up in private and not spread your apathy across the internet.
- echelon 2y agoJust because you believe in the cause of these activists, doesn't mean this isn't a two-way street. Watering down trademarks opens the can of worms for all forms of trademark abuse by all kinds of parties: https://www.businessinsider.com/proud-boys-trump-march-dc-comics-washington-lawsuit-trademark-investigation-2020-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/proud-boys-trump-march-dc-co...
- int_19h 2y agoThis isn't an example of parody or satire.
- throawayonthe 2y ago[dead]
- skeaker 2y agoYou not finding it amusing doesn't mean it should be illegal.