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Post by BDF Wrestling Action! Owner on Aug 23, 2008 13:32:01 GMT -5
Okay i have WWE 24/7, and i know the WWE lost copyrights of the "WWF" name but why do they block out the attitude "WWF" logo instead of the Old "WWF" logo that was used until if i recall by the end of 1997.
This i really need some help on, because i just don't get it.
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Post by 1992 on Aug 23, 2008 13:40:10 GMT -5
+1 for asking because I've been wondering the same thing for years now.
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Post by heartbreakkid2k3 on Aug 23, 2008 13:41:40 GMT -5
In 2000, the World Wide Fund for Nature sued the World Wrestling Federation (now named World Wrestling Entertainment) for unfair trade practices. Both parties had shared the initials "WWF" since the fall of 1979. The conservation organization claimed that the wrestling company had violated a 1994 agreement regarding international use of the WWF initials.[8][9]
On August 10, 2001, a British court ruled in favor of the World Wide Fund for Nature. The World Wrestling Federation filed an appeal in October 2001. However, on May 5, 2002, the World Wrestling Federation changed its Web address from wwf.com to WWE.com, and replaced every "WWF" reference on the existing site with "WWE", as a prelude to changing the company's name to "World Wrestling Entertainment." Its stock ticker also switched from WWF to WWE.
Abandonment of the initialism did not end the two organizations' legal conflict. Later in 2002, the World Wide Fund for Nature petitioned the court for $360 million in damages, but the wrestling company prevailed. A subsequent request to overturn by the World Wide Fund for Nature was dismissed by the English Court of Appeals on June 28, 2007. In 2003, World Wrestling Entertainment won a limited decision which permitted them to continue marketing certain pre-existing products with the abandoned WWF logo. However, the wrestling company was obliged to issue newly-branded merchandise such as apparel, action figures, video games, and DVDs with the "WWE" initials. Additionally, the court order required the company to remove both spoken and visual references to "WWF" in its library of video footage (which spans several decades).
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Post by Doomrider on Aug 23, 2008 13:42:03 GMT -5
It was part of the agreement they reached. They're allowed to use the logos up until the Attitude era, but they can't use the term 'WWF'. They CAN say World Wrestling Federation, however.
If you watch any old footage, you'll hear them say World Wrestling Federation without a problem, but if someone says WWF, it's usually edited out.
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Post by BDF Wrestling Action! Owner on Aug 23, 2008 13:47:57 GMT -5
+1 for asking because I've been wondering the same thing for years now. Thanks for the Karma |
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Post by King Silva on Aug 23, 2008 13:48:59 GMT -5
The reason why they only blur the attitude wwf logo is because the wildlife people though that the wwf scratch logo looked like an animal did it?
The wwe can still use the olf wwf block logo since it doesn't bother the worlf wildlife people..
It all seems kinda dumb but I'm glad the wwf didn't win any money from wwe! ;D
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Post by BDF Wrestling Action! Owner on Aug 23, 2008 13:50:00 GMT -5
It was part of the agreement they reached. They're allowed to use the logos up until the Attitude era, but they can't use the term 'WWF'. They CAN say World Wrestling Federation, however. If you watch any old footage, you'll hear them say World Wrestling Federation without a problem, but if someone says WWF, it's usually edited out. Thanks for clearing this up for me. |
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Post by chokeslamcena on Aug 23, 2008 13:51:18 GMT -5
Because it was felt at the time that the WWF scratch logo is more recognizable, and, associated with the WWE than the block logo.
(To the best of my knowledge)
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