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Re: [dvd-discuss] amusing trademark dispute




On Saturday, February 16, 2002, at 01:25  PM, Jeremy A Erwin wrote:

> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/16/business/16GOP.html
>
> (Summary: a site calling itself www.enronowns.thegop.com, has combined 
> elements of the enron "E" and the republican elephant to form its 
> logo.) The Republican party of Texas has sued the Kelly Ferro, owner of 
> the site, for trademark infringement. Not surprisingly, traffic on the 
> site has measurably increased since the lawsuit was initiated.)
>

Oops. Legal action was threatened, although not yet initiated.