Forum - View topicNEWS: U.S. Man Sues Over Toei's Knights of the Zodiac/St. Seiya
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MrTerrorist
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Ah yes. I remember Tim Lagendall (if that's his name), the man who thinks he claims copyright on the word "Edge" and sues anything with that name and the reason why the Mirrors Edge sequel was on hold. Luckily that won't be happening anymore since the courts have strip him of his rights to the word "Edge" for fraud and falsifying evidence. Back to the main topic. These brothers who are suing are gonna lose. HARD. |
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nhat
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I'm not 100% sure but from what I understand, Toei only had the copyright in JP and not in the US until 02. |
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Goggen
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That makes no sense. They made it, they own the copyright everywhere. There's a reason American anime distributors have to pay up big $$$ to Japanese companies for anime rights. I think this is just about the fact that the actual English title is similar. But it's not exactly the same, so... No, I don't think they really have a case either way. |
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FaytLein
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There's no publicity like free publicity. These two knuckleheads are probably secretly hoping that this lawsuit will somehow revive their terribly named work and recoup the money they sank back in 95. Just another example of how people always search for the quick buck. This case should be laughed out of court simply for the ludicrous payout they are expecting.
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Shiroi Hane
Encyclopedia Editor
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The dispute is over the copyrights and trademarks. As stated by the article, despite the Saint Seiya franchise existing since the 80s, Toei only submitted the "Knights of the Zodiac" name for registration in the US in 2002, while the Potters originally registered their's in the 90s.
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John Casey
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But.... Well.... ...They're still trademark trolls. Yeah! |
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Mike Toole
 SubscriberANN Columnist  Posts: 105 Location: THE GOOD OLE U-S-A |
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Jesus, this canard again? The lady was in the passenger seat of a parked car, she was trying to put cream in her coffee, and the resulting spill burned her so badly that an 8-day hospital stay, skin grafts, and reconstructive surgery were required. Turns out her coffee was served at 190 degrees - hot enough to cause deep tissue damage in less than two seconds. She tried to get McDonald's to cover her hospital stay but they wouldn't play ball. So she took them to court, their lawyers spent the trial lying their asses off, and the jury caught them in it. Textbook example of corporate malfeasance that was caught and corrected. Frivolous lawsuit? Hardly. This, now THIS... is a frivolous lawsuit. |
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Mr. sickVisionz
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LOL @ the $1 Billion.
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firedragon54738
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I hope Toei counter sues for 4billion
Last edited by firedragon54738 on Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:20 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Tempest
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I wonder why the US Govt. Sounds like the guy is a nutjob. Any claims of copyright infringement will definitely get dismissed outright. Unfortunately they do have grounds for the trademark dispute, their trademark was registered in the USA long before TOEI started using that trademark in the USA. Not saying they have a strong case, but they have a case. -t |
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mangamuscle
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Now let's suppose for a minute that Toei losses since they failed to register the trademark in the USA at the same time they did in Japan and have to award an undisclosed amount in the millions of dollars range, you will have THOUSANDS of people registering applications for trademarks with names and motifs similar to animes that might be merchandised in the USA. The USA market will become poisonous, no Japanese company would want to sell anime rights if they will be sued out of your total profits and a little more. It would be the END for anime in the usa FOREVER!!! |
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asimpson2006
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I think your making a mountain out of a mole hill. Is there a chance that Toei could lose this, yes I think that could be a possibility, but I don't think it will be the end of the everything. |
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Tempest
I Run this place. ANN Publisher Posts: 10420 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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Actually, I think I know. The USPTO awarded a trademark to Toei despite the existing, live trademark for a very similarly named product in the same area of business. The USPTO is supposed to make sure this doesn't happen, and they frequently reject trademarks for this reason. I don't know if they have any liability though... -t |
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Mister V
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I believe the court should use the "unsuccessful troll" picture in the verdict. Every once in a while something like this comes along...
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reanimator
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Just like your example, the lawsuit is frivolous. I don't want to sound political, but frivolous lawsuits are social ill that is hurting everyone indirectly. Defending one's trademark is fine and all, but those Potter brothers have gall to sue $1 billion for a trademark of their mediocre product. On Amazon, their sales is ranking in, like, 4 millionth place. Other than renewing their trademark, they haven't done anything new or significant for past 10 years. |
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