The Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Indians in six games in the 1995 World Series...
POTY!Fat Bib Fortuna said:
I thought Cleveland was the offensive part of their name.
What’s worse?
— Dan Lust 🎙 (@SportsLawLust) July 28, 2021
Not googling “Cleveland Guardians” or assuming your local roller derby team would bend the knee?
EXCLUSIVE: Lawyers at @ConDetrimental dug into the trademark filings. It appears that David is NOT surrendering to Goliath without a fight. https://t.co/RsKGDZAEeZ
If they haven't given up the rights, I imagine plaintiff side IP lawyers will be more than willing to take that on contingency and make a score. Think McKool Smith type of firms that run big IP suits like that out of E.D. Tex. Against big tech.htxag09 said:
Yeah, before the jumping on Cleveland for this dumb move and not verifying a trademark, copyright, bandwagon, I'll go ahead and assume the Indians have a hell of a lot more lawyers than a roller derby team and thought about this long ago.
Cen-Tex said:
I was at the Crow Agency in Montana yesterday and saw a 20 something year old American Indian lad wearing a Cleveland Chief Wahoo ball cap. Obviously not offended. He wasn't aware of the name change when I asked.
That might be one of the better name change proposals. Cleveland White Leftists.agsalaska said:Cen-Tex said:
I was at the Crow Agency in Montana yesterday and saw a 20 something year old American Indian lad wearing a Cleveland Chief Wahoo ball cap. Obviously not offended. He wasn't aware of the name change when I asked.
It's not about the Indians. It's about the white progressives.