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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: adymace on May 19, 2004, 04:14 AM
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Check this out! George Lucas would be proud.
www.grandmofftarkin.co.uk
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I wonder if they'll do a cover of 1980's Figure?
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Just gonna download it and see if we can do a decent cover of it!
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I see a Cease & Desist order in their future.
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In what way do you mean?
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I see a Cease & Desist order in their future.
--"I hear 'dat!"
(http://www.mtv.com/news/images/l/luke990817.gif)
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Ask Chris Berry, he's the only person I know to get a C&D from LFL
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Meaning they're using names and indicia that are the intellectual property of Lucasfilm, Ltd. Not only that, but they're using it on material from which they're profiting. That's a copyright infringement and a big no-no.
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In what way do you mean?
In the way that people who use copyrighted/trademarked character names for their own benefit without giving something back to Poppa George tend to get a nasty letter from the Lucasfilm lawyers.
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I've tried contacting Lucasfilm loads of times to ask if I can use the name but to no avail. We're a local band in the UK and do not receive any profit from what we do, just fun!
He can buy the website name off us for a small fee though! lol
;D
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I love it when people sign up here just to
whore "promote" their crap. . .
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I've tried contacting Lucasfilm loads of times to ask if I can use the name but to no avail. We're a local band in the UK and do not receive any profit from what we do, just fun!
He can buy the website name off us for a small fee though! lol
;D
I doubt a co.uk address using Tarkin's name is much of a big deal to the owner of StarWars.com...
(http://www.apvx02.dsl.pipex.com/photos-1-9-03/fullsize/P1010050.jpg)
But rock on anyway!
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(Why does the guy on the left have all the other men's hair?)
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(http://www.cheesebuerger.de/smilies/frech/12.gif)
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He won it of us all in a late night drinking game and refuses to give us it back!
Does anyone know the best way to get in touch with Lucasfilm?
Cheers
www.grandmofftarkin.co.uk
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Ask Chris Berry :-*
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I'll go ahead and bump that URL for you again -
www.grandmofftarkin.co.uk
::)
Seriously, definately contact Chris Berry if you really want to get in touch with LFL - Chris has dealt with LFL a couple of times I think.
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There is a band called Nerf Herder, and I don't think they had any problems. Granted, Grand Moff Tarkin is probably a little more blatant, but still.
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"Grand Moff Tarkin (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/toys/potftarkinholophoto.jpg)" is a trademark owned by Lucasfilm. (Note the ™ on the packaging after his name.)
"Nerf-herder" is a term made up of toy brand trademarked by Hasbro followed by a generic word. It's used in a single line of dialogue, not a formal name. I doubt Lucasfilm sees much sense registering that one.
To contact Lucasfilm regarding the use of their trademarks, send a letter to the attention of their Publicity Department at the following address:
P.O. Box 10228
San Rafael, CA 94912
Good luck.
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To contact Lucasfilm regarding the use of their trademarks, send a letter to the attention of their Publicity Department at the following address:
P.O. Box 10228
San Rafael, CA 94912
Good luck.
I'm glad this was brought up, actually--because there's this RV dealer here in The Okay State that is using the Indiana Jones theme in their advertisements.
Bugs the hell out of me every time I see it--not only are they using it (which I assume they don't have consent for), but they're also chopping the hell out of it.
I was trying to decide if I should contact someone about it, and this looks like a good place to start.
Hopefully Kerr Country RV will be joining the esteemed ranks of C & D-recipients, along with Chris Berry and Luke Skyywalker. . .
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That's what we in the Licensing biz call "oversaturation." A great little tune like that becomes so commonplace, even if you hear it in its proper context (like Indiana Jones IV), you're sick of it.
Yeah, I imagine George would frown on that. Send him a letter. Tell him I said "Hi."