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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:38 PM
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Disney Trademarks Name Of Navy Seal Unit That Killed Bin Laden
http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/disney-trademarks-name-of-navy-seal-unit-that-killed-bin-laden


"FishbowlNY uncovered three trademark applications that Disney made in early May to claim the rights to the phrase "SEAL Team 6" covering "entertainment and education services," "toys, games and playthings" and "clothing, footwear and headwear.""

HOW MUCH DID WE MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE RIGHTS?
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:40 PM
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1. "playthings?"
Okee dokee then! Playthings it is.

:eyes:
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grilled onions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:43 PM
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2. Does Not Sound Proper Since Disney Is Not Financially Poor...
If anything that $$$ should go directly to the VA hospitals to care for our injured,housing etc. IF there was any left over it should go for equipment to prevent even more injuries in combat. It should not go into corporate pockets for THEIR financial gain.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:45 PM
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4. It shouldn't be granted to them at all. Navy Seals is a special branch of the US Military.
How they can get away with trying to patent that name. ARG!
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:55 PM
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7. It seems like the articles I've been reading all say that the unit isn't really called Seal Team 6,
that the real name is secret, and the actual Seal Team 6 was disbanded a long time ago. So it could be an interesting argument, in a technical sense.

That said, really dumb move by Disney (assuming it's not a prank)... :shrug:
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HillbillyBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:57 PM
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8. That is what I would think since its a federal/govt designation
nt
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:44 PM
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3. Military websites should rally to have this patent DENIED.
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:47 PM
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5. And none of this crap will be made here. It will all be stamped "Made in China," which is the
highest form of patriotic display known to our great nation.
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 05:49 PM
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6. Disgusting! n/t
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:04 PM
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9. If this is true, then they're several years too late
since Star Trek famously got there first, for 'entertainment services' - and confused German TV with their "SEALS TEAM VI" logo:

http://trekmovie.com/2011/05/06/geman-tv-fail-star-treks-maquis-not-involved-in-bin-laden-mission/

A quick search of the Patent Office site doesn't turn up the claimed application.
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:17 PM
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10. Come get your Disney action figure
with articulating trigger fingers that shoot OBL in the eye. OBl action figure with splattered brain matter sold separately
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Kurmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-11 06:27 PM
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11. I hope no one minds if I reuse a post of mine from elsewhere.
I posted this on the same story at Fark.com.

"They're Seals, you should be able to see where they are going with this. An elite band lead by the cagey old Walrus, the valley girl California Sea Lion who is sweet yet deadly, the Brown Fur seal who is the boy next door unwittingly drummed into service, with cameos by fur seals with names and types like Guadulupe, Australasian, Galapagos and cute little Pinniped.
They'll all be joined together to defeat the deadly yet zany Osama Bin Polar Bear. It'll be family fun for all ages!"

That does seem like Disney Corp. method of operation!
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-11 04:52 AM
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13. That is metaphor speech.
In that it has nothing to do with Bin Laden, but the concepts that are thought on about terror, fear, and perpetual war.

In that many of the stories from Disney spoke of better ideas.



And the mice help the lion in Wizard of Oz also, so what part doesn't make sense?
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Kurmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-11 05:42 PM
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15. I never said it doesn't make sense. It's that Corporate Disney now isn't like in Walt's day .n/m
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-11 04:31 AM
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12. . nt
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wickerwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-15-11 05:00 AM
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14. On the plus side they didn't have the chutzpah to try to patent bin Laden himself.
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