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[Ciqala]

Me and my friend were thinking of causing a bit of a stir on our sites by offering t-shirts but i need to ask before we do it.

basically we want to produce merchandise with slogans like

"F*CK NELLY" or "Tupac's Dead - Accept It"

with our site logos on the back

i am 99% this is not legal but i thought i would ask anyways.

If we use their name in this way could they sue us???

sorry if this is a stupid question but i just want confirmation on what i already think is the case.

Ciq

 

[Whois-Search]

Them FCUK sure do sell well here

why don't you be clever and change the word a little like i've seen t-shirts with :

"Fedsex" in the style of the Fedex logo

http://store5.yimg.com/I/incrediblegifts_1711_949381

You could do posters as well :

http://www.oneposter.com/FurtherDetails.asp?recordCount=8&PID=&CID=122&stockid=1864

 

[MBZ]

Just make sure you sell only extra large sizes...

They will have to fit comfortably over the bulletproof vests
your customer's will need while wearing them.

 

[TrafficMonsterRRR]

Speaking of shirts, where are the DNForum shirts!!!! ??

 

[Ciqala]

Originally posted by MBZ
Just make sure you sell only extra large sizes...

They will have to fit comfortably over the bulletproof vests
your customer's will need while wearing them.

Its a hip hop site, we wouldnt shift any stock if it wasnt xxxxxxxxxxxxxxl :laugh:

 

[mole]

Originally posted by Ciqala
basically we want to produce merchandise with slogans like

"F*CK NELLY" or "Tupac's Dead - Accept It"

with our site logos on the back

hmmm, I wonder if my "Dotcom's Dead - Accept It" tees will sell well in Europe.

 

[William9]

I believe that an Arbitator indicated in the Tupac.com UDRP that Tupac was generic. Eg. Julia Roberts had no more rights to Julia.com than Tupac S’s estate had to Tupac.com

And that was .COMs - so as far as T-shirts, you could also sell: Ike is dead, Elvis is dead, George is dead… without a problem.

Caveat: I am not a lawyer and I do not play one on TV