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yao's being exploited

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by spaldingtattos, Jan 15, 2003.

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  1. spaldingtattos

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    #1 spaldingtattos, Jan 15, 2003
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    well..they are very clever not to mention the whole name "Yao Ming" on that website. I don't think anyone can sue them. Afterall, there are thousands of people with Yao as the last name in this world, I guess.
     
    #2 RocketForever, Jan 15, 2003
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    This type of biz practice wouldn't last very long.
     
    #3 silvercatt, Jan 15, 2003
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    Pretty underhanded thing to do. But I think they have been smart to cover themselves like the above poster said. Don't think there is anything that could be done to stop this.
     
    #4 Powerslave, Jan 15, 2003
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    Actually, I think the NBA's lawyers are about 10,000 times better than those of Axion Sport. I would bet they probably could successfully bully Axion out. They don't say Yao Ming, but they say Yao and relate the whole thing to basketball. I can see potential for a lawsuit that would be too burdensome for Axion to fight, even if they could win.
     
    #5 JuanValdez, Jan 15, 2003
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    ...in addition to about 10,000 more lawyers from American Dairy Association ;) ;)
     
    #6 ChairmanMao, Jan 15, 2003
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    got yao?

    Look here, the nba's already using got yao?
     
    #7 tefunk, Jan 15, 2003
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    It certainly does leverage his name. but it's done pretty well, I think.

    There's a story floating around some other boards about the gotyao.com site -- the site/gear was created to fight racial stereotypes, and do it in a fun way.

    Does anyone think it works?
     
    #8 yen2k, Jan 17, 2003
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    I'm sure they can claim this is a parody, and parody is protected under the law, so I doubt you'll see any lawsuits over this one.
     
    #9 Toast, Jan 17, 2003
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