I agree with this....
 

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#...n-company.wcax


This industry should respect trademarks the same way we expect them to be respected. lame in my opinion.

:2 cents:

Ben and Jerry's are going to win this one:2 cents:

Your Fired!

"A porn company has left ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's feeling cold by changing some of their flavors into movie titles."

Then...no parody ANYTHING?
No parody porn?
BRAZZERS can't do a scene spoof of the Kate Hudson / Owen Wilson movie "You, Me, And Dupree." and call it "You, Me, And Marcus"? {which I was in}
No Saturday Night Live?
No nothing of a parody/spoof of nature?

I don't think so!
Freedom of speech and parody/spoof laws ... the porn of isn't a "carbon copy of an ice cream product in stores"...it's a porn parody.
"BEN & CHERRY'S" with altered "flavors" as scene titles, is HILARIOUS...and a PARODY...

'Nuf said, and MY :2 cents:
Fitz

http://www.brazzers.com/scenes/view/...me-and-marcus/

Maybe, maybe not...but if they do, it will REALLY set a bad precedent...

Seems like a gray area - it's parody, but the parody is imitating a little too much I think. Should be an interesting case at least.

Ya...however, parody & spoofs of this nature, go WAY back...MAD Magazine...etc...and COUNTLESS other types.
Main "difference" here is the porn...but that ought to be irrelevant.
:2 cents:

Heh heh...I even wonder if THIS AIN'T FOX NEWS by HUSTLER will report on this?

Trademark laws are not supposed to used because you don't like a parody. They are supposed to stop consumer confusion between an original product and a copycat.

Who are these idiots who can't tell the difference between ice cream and porn?

Besides Ben and Jerry I mean :)

Exactly. Believe me, I know this all too well. ;-)

This would have much further reach than just porn.. If they lose the it would end most comedy parody's as well.

Nobody on earth would mistake or confuse the two brands to think the ice cream company and porn studio are the same,
Worse than that for B&J they have flavors on the market like scweddy balls ice cream ... So a porn parody flavor isn't really damaging a wholesome reputation more than their own actual flavors.
It's not like someone is doing a porn parody of smiletrain starring 18 year old girls with cleft lips...

I don't see the added marketability of an ice cream flavor parody... But I don't see the harm to their brand either.
In fact, this lawsuit is probably much better for B&J marketing than if no parody were ever made.

First time they have been on CNN in a loooong time.

Just saying'

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:thumbsup yeah, pretty much how I see it too

So my statement wasn't so much directed in a legal sense, but rather one based on not pissing people off for no reason when you come from an already discriminated against industry. I mean does the Ben and Jerry's logo, look and feel make a great porn parody?

If yes. Really?

I think the Naked Gun series is a great parody of cop shows.

Scary movie is a great parody of horror flicks.

The Onion is a great parody of a news source.

Using Ben and Jerry's logo and brand in a parody fashion for people fucking is just lazy, lame, un-innovative and is the kind of shit that only brings bad publicity to this industry.

Try harder. Trust me it can be done.

New ice cream flavor...