alexxx
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Post by alexxx on Feb 25, 2009 0:20:37 GMT -5
WWF Logo blurring Question
Why do WWE blur the WWF between 1998 - 2002 but they do not blurr the yellow WWF lego used since the 80's- 98
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Post by j2dacversion3 on Feb 25, 2009 0:24:27 GMT -5
I think the WWF (World Wildlife Foundation) only barred the current logo from the product during the case, and paid no acknowledgment to the old logo.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 0:24:59 GMT -5
I've always wondered that, too. How come it's only the scratch the World Wildlife Fund take offence to?
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Feb 25, 2009 0:28:14 GMT -5
It's such a bizarre case. I still can't believe they have go back and censor their company name like this.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 0:31:28 GMT -5
I'm all for animal rights, but who takes offense when one acroynm is more popular than yours?
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Post by HugoOne on Feb 25, 2009 1:02:13 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 late 1979. The conservation organization claimed that the wrestling company had violated a 1994 agreement regarding international use of the WWF initials.[9][10]
On 10 August 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 5 May 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 28 June 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) outside of the United Kingdom."
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Post by Johnny on Feb 25, 2009 1:13:18 GMT -5
Why couldn't they change their name to WWFN...
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Post by brethartfan97 on Feb 25, 2009 1:18:26 GMT -5
Vince really ed up. He should have thrown some cash their way.
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Post by Deadshot on Feb 25, 2009 1:22:51 GMT -5
It's such bullcrapfor the sole fact that all the old footage is blurred out, even if the name change still went through...it wouldn't have been so bad.
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Post by Too Sweet on Feb 25, 2009 1:25:38 GMT -5
Didn't the WWF though change its name? Whats the point of Blurring now?
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Post by Bob Sapp on Feb 25, 2009 1:33:57 GMT -5
Vince really ed up. He should have thrown some cash their way. He tried.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Feb 25, 2009 3:16:09 GMT -5
I think it's because the scratch logo was designed after the 1994 agreement.
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Post by spawnsyxx9 on Feb 25, 2009 3:20:58 GMT -5
Didn't the WWF though change its name? Whats the point of Blurring now? Because they cannot infringe upon the WWF logo or usage that includes anything that can be constrewed as WWF.
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Post by lancewiget on Feb 25, 2009 3:45:03 GMT -5
Vince really ed up. He should have thrown some cash their way. He tried. He actually did.
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Post by RWA on Feb 25, 2009 3:58:22 GMT -5
Why was this decided in Britain that they wanted the blur on every dvd outside of Britain
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Post by nibs92 on Feb 25, 2009 4:40:56 GMT -5
i read a rumour that the reason the world wildlife fund for nature complained about the use of initials was because the animal lovers arranged to go to an african country (i forget which one) and when they arrived there they were greeted by lots of dissapointed people who were expectinga bunch of wrestlers to come off the plane. can anyone confirm this story?
i know it sounds far fetched but there is a part of me hoping this is true!
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Post by spawnsyxx9 on Feb 25, 2009 4:58:43 GMT -5
Why was this decided in Britain that they wanted the blur on every dvd outside of Britain Britain was the country that had the case relegation. It had nothing to do with zoning laws. It's basic copyright law.
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Post by alexxx on Feb 25, 2009 13:01:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 13:17:11 GMT -5
spam 101 on topic Yea , ive kinda gotten over the fact that its bullcrapto watch a complete 2001 ppv thats been re-released after 02
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Post by brethitmanhart on Feb 25, 2009 13:36:27 GMT -5
i read a rumour that the reason the world wildlife fund for nature complained about the use of initials was because the animal lovers arranged to go to an african country (i forget which one) and when they arrived there they were greeted by lots of dissapointed people who were expectinga bunch of wrestlers to come off the plane. can anyone confirm this story? i know it sounds far fetched but there is a part of me hoping this is true! Laughing so hard at that. You can just imagine it.
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