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Jerry Falwell Claims Name is Trademarked
GigsVT writes: "The Lynchburg News And Advance of Virginia reports that Rev. Jerry Falwell is seeking a permanant injunction against the holder of www.jerryfalwell.com The catch is that he is arguing that his name is a valuable brand, in effect, he is arguing that he is selling religion. There are also some other interesting tidbits, such as the rules of jurisdiction, based on whether a site is interactive or not. Falwell has also sent lawyers to Geneva to appeal to the WIPO, their requests were denied."
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Typed Drawing
Word Mark LISTEN AMERICA WITH JERRY FALWELL
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Educational entertainment, namely a continuing show about morality, religion, politics, and business distributed over television and audio media. FIRST USE: 19980413. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19980413
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 75673875
Filing Date April 2, 1999
Published for Opposition June 13, 2000
Registration Number 2382656
Registration Date September 5, 2000
Owner (REGISTRANT) Liberty Broadcasting Network, Inc. CORPORATION VIRGINIA 3805 Wards Road Lynchburg VIRGINIA 24502
Attorney of Record John W. Hazard, Jr.
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Other Data The name "JERRY FALWELL" identifies a living individual whose consent is of record.
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
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And where do you think the proceeds from Liberty University go?
Exactly.
Since I live near Lynchburg I can attest to the way this guy is. Tune in almost any local station on Sunday morning to see him hawking "Save the Babies" credit cards, because God told him he needed to raise another 3 million dollars to build more stuff. This guy is in it for the money and power, period.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
Isn't there already a legal precedent that specifically allows one to make fun of Jerry Falwell?
If you don't have anything nice to say, shut up you stupid prick.
" Remember in the bible something about it being harder to stuff a camel's ass through the eye of a needle than getting a rich man into heaven?"
For the sake of completeness:
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." They were even more astonished and said to Him, "Then who can be saved?"Looking at them, Jesus said," With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God." --Mark 10:23-27 NASV
"Oh drat these computers, they're so naughty and so complex, I could pinch them." --Marvin the Martian
If a new musician's birthname is Mick Jagger, they have every right to release an album under that name and own the domain. Same applies here and that damn Peter Frampton case last year.
I don't care how damn important or popular you think you are, you don't OWN the rights to your name.