Media Discussion - 2023/24

[fiddlesticksblue]

Just watched SSN reporting from the Academy about today’s game. How cute were all the City kids in the background - one even had the obligatory cardboard FA cup cut out! 3 hours before kick off - brilliant!

 

[mancboy]

Mate, I've told you before that walking around a boxing ring in skimpy clothing, between rounds, carrying a number, or draped over the bonnet of a car at a motor show, doesn't really constitute 'working in advertising'.

tbf neither does getting drunk on massive expensive budgets and putting out pish that doesnt even advertise the product and at least they look good while not working

 

[mancboy]

They let other none British people companies take over other newspapers so if they refuse or block it it's pure racism

you know that brown money doesnt spend well unless it benefits the mps directly, that white russian money is fine tho

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Mate, I've told you before that walking around a boxing ring in skimpy clothing, between rounds, carrying a number, or draped over the bonnet of a car at a motor show, doesn't really constitute 'working in advertising'.

How not?

 

[jrb]

WTF!

The Daily United just had to use a stock picture of Joey Barton in a City shirt from 2002-2007. Including a full size picture. Absolute c*nts!

 

[JASR]

Just surprised that lot from Trafford hasn't tried to sue us for using Manchester in our name yet.

Surely
‘Just surprised that Manchester Council hasnt tried to sue United for using its name and crest, when they are in Trafford.’

 

[dario2739]

I suspect, like me, your not an expert in trademark law, so who knows ;)

I don't know why they didn't act on the World Cup shirts, or why they've decided to target City. Perhaps it was a short term thing for the World Cup, so there wasn't really much time to pursue it. I also know a few trademark cases in publishing where some authors have been targeted, and others totally ignored, with no obvious reason why, but I assume Superdry know.

Superdry is registered as both Superdry and Super Dry. I also don't believe I said we were selling the clothing - just using the word on clothes.

Frankly, people pay good money to be on our shirts, so you'd think they would be happy for any confusion :)

You did say we were selling clothes with Super Dry on it...

Which we are not!

Also, I may not be an expert, but a simple cursory look at the trademark laws throws up an interesting point...

I say again, they will be laughed out of court... if anything they could be found guilty of Cultrual Appropriation as they are not a Japanese company!

 

[Centurions]

You did say we were selling clothes with Super Dry on it...
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Which we are not!

Also, I may not be an expert, but a simple cursory look at the trademark laws throws up an interesting point...
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I say again, they will be laughed out of court... if anything they could be found guilty of Cultrual Appropriation as they are not a Japanese company!

Didn't someone say a few pages back that we've withdrawn the training tops at least temporarily from sale?

 

[waspish]

Just surprised that lot from Trafford hasn't tried to sue us for using Manchester in our name yet.

We were Manchester first should sue them

 

[beast]

Reminds me of vogue trying to sue that pub for the use of their name, until the pub wrote back telling them to swivel as the pub had been there for hundreds of years before the crap mag even started publishing. They wrote a sniveling apology letter back to them saying sorry for the misunderstanding. Wankers.

Fun fact for free: I used to deliver there on my post round.