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Wow....thought we were past this since SLCC rebranded themselves as FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention
Clearlyu, SLCC hasn't learned from its past mistakes.
Honestly, I feel like Brandenburg and Farr really, really need to stop making e-mails/comments, like the ones to Glanzer and the ones that got them in trouble with the court earlier, without running them by counsel? I feel like the majority of the things they've said publicly has not been helpful for their case...
I live in Salt Lake City and have been attending SDCC for the last 6 years and SLCC since it began (I think 4 years?). I only attend SLCC because it is local and inexpensive to attend but overall it is nothing like SDCC. Being here in Salt Lake and constantly seeing the SLCC advertisements it feels like SLCC is just taking advantage of the lawsuit. When locals here talk about SDCC and SLCC their is definitely an us against them mentality. SLCC has done a great job of making locals think that they need to rally behind SLCC and help it beat the bigger SDCC rival. I can totally see SLCC wanting legal action with SDCC to continue. I think they feel its a huge ticket seller. sorry if someone had already posted this point of view but seeing it first hand it has been bugging me for a while.
[member=1644]TeamKiLL3R[/member] - thank you for this viewpoint. I am curious - where does SLCC advertise? Local tv, newspapers...? I had not thought about this whole thing as being a positive for SLCC.
even if someone had posted the idea before- it's worth repeating. I suppose i'd have a more generous feeling to SLCC if they were in the same league as NYCC or SDCC or if their event was better run or more comic focused - but they're not. if just feels like a marketing ploy in bad taste
just curious, what is the standard for a generic trademark? i have talked to a bunch of my friends and a good number of them thought that any comic con was related to SDCC. however, just because you find some people that do think (or do not think) they're related doesn't make it generic or not. is it just a matter of defending it (like xerox or google) or is it possible to lose it despite your best efforts?honestly i've kind of leaned in favor for SLCC here in the beginning of all of this, however their past actions and public demeanor doesn't exactly help their case.
Or if they haven't been kind of blatant jerks throughout this process on social media. When the judge has to constantly warn the organizers to stop posting/speaking BS in court and in public statements, I have nothing by bad feelings for said organization and its organizers.
Meep, I meant to comment on this ages earlier.I don't look into trademark stuff often, so take this with a grain of salt. From what I understand, there are quite a few trademarks of general terms/etc. that are allowed to stand and be enforced to this day. However, over time many of the terms/names have also gone into the common/daily lexicon for people and some trademarks were eventually cancelled. It's hard to say whether one is still trademarked or others not, without some more in-depth investigation. I assume it's, as you mentioned, mostly a matter of defending your trademark.______That's a shame they seem to be trying to make it an "us vs. them" atmosphere for Salt Lake City. It definitely sounds like they're happy with this drawn out litigation, which is still a really bad idea. I mean look at it alone, there's millions in attorney's fees, that after a judgment in favor of either party will be a bit painful. Then "asking" for the people who supported them to donate to help pay towards legal fees, which was immediately detracted into a "We can pay our legal fees just fine" despite bringing it up?There's a reason the courts try a lot to avoid actually going to trial, because it's ridiculous and ridiculously expensive. Chances are, I'd think SLCC still won't get a judgment in their favor, just by looking at the complaint and answer etc., then they'll be out theirs and SDCC's legal fees and the lasting damage to their image...