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Godzilla Getting Ready to Stomp Mozilla?
mrBlond writes: "Doing the rounds: Seems like Toho [jp], 'the owner of all rights in and to the trademark and service mark GODZILLA [jp]
and the GODZILLA characters,' is coming down on Davezilla for use of 'zilla' in his domain name and his dragon logo, to set a precedent before attacking Mozilla."
mothra will protect us
Wow, everyone is right. Slashdot is starting to become a comment board for the register.
What's next? Microsoft suing anyone with the words "Micro" or "Soft" in the name.
On a related note, God decides to sue Toho for using the word "God" without His permission.
Godzilla vs. Davezilla vs. Mozilla? When is that coming out on DVD? Can I preorder it from Amazon.com? I hope they sub it. I hate dubs. By the way, I've already got some bootleg resin kits of all 3 monsters, if anyone is interested.
That's fuckedzilla. Izilla hopezilla theyzilla don'tzilla comezilla afterzilla mezilla.
I was in the middle of typing a sensible and well thought out reply about the extent to which the Godzilla trademark should be protected from ripp-offs. Then I realized that the situation can better be described in one sentence.
What a Dick!
The gecko from Geico insurance is getting hassled again by email.
...we need Robert Smith of The Cure to save us now. Nothing like a good ol' roshambo to settle this dispute.
I recommend the Mozilla project change its mascot to another cute character ...
Something more approachable, but still computer related ... a mouse would do nicely...
Since the original name was derived from Mosaic, and the NCSA project is shelved and Spyglass is no more, "Mosaic Mouse" would do nicely...
OK, sing it with me...
o/~ Join us now and share the software
My nick is in trouble.
ok then your [sic] infringing on my copyright! Could you as [sic] me next time before STEALING my comments for your own?
Man: I now pronounce you President of these United --
Reporter: Stop the inauguration! I just discovered our President Elect
got an F in second grade gym class!
[crows gasps; Lisa is handcuffed]
Man: In that case I sentence you to a lifetime of horror on Monster
Island. [to Lisa] Don't worry, it's just a name.
[Lisa and others are chased by fire-breathing monsters]
Lisa: He said it was just a name!
Man: What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula.
Cypherpunks: Civil Liberty Through Complex Mathematics. Those who live by the sword die by the arrow.
Sun, 11 August, 2002, war begining !
Goodbye little dragon guy!
[Blog] - Davezilla @ 07:07:43 pm
re: DAVEZILLA.COM
Dear Mr. Linabury:
What happen ? Someone set up us the trademark infringement ! Take off every 'zilla' ! You know what you doing.
For great justice,
SEYFARTH SHAW
Jill A. Jacobs
yes, your penis is in big trouble now isnt it?
Zoo Gorilla
Zeus Pilla
Shortening of Priscilla
Z-Index Layers Lose All
ZILch LAtitude
Zero Internet Lan Lag Access
I like creative names, and if a product name happens to pay homage to a famous fire-breathing dinosaur, so be it. Besides, Mozilla sounds a lot cooler than Moceratops or Morannosaurus or Mobarney.
Nonsense, everyone knows that Godzilla originated in the depths of time and crawled out of the Pacific after the U.S. nuked the Bikini Islands.
Moreover, your use of the "ZILLA" formative ... is likely to cause the users of your site to believe that the "DAVEZILLA.COM" website is either associated with, authorized by, or sponsored by our client
This is what is known as a portmanteau word. That is a word that conveys meaning by using parts of other words that have definite associations. Words such as smog (smoke and fog), or, more inline with davezilla, monicagate (Monica and Watergate), infomercial (info and commercial), and Linux (Linus and Unix). Whether this can be construed as trademark infringement is somebody else's call, but I rather think that The Almighty (God) and Homer (Trademark holder of the monster named Scylla) might have something to say about this.
Goh-Ziwa
At least that's what they always said in the movies.
Someone set us up the lame-ass joke.
...mozilla changes the name to mojira.
Seriously though, wasnt there some kind of law that allows such things if the name is being used for a fair long time?
how long has the name mozilla has been used?
And rename it 'Butthead Japanese Company' instead.
Because at the end of Godzilla 2000 there's a little japanese guy that says that "There's a little Godzilla in all of us".
Don't know if that's legally binding or not.
Copyrights are handled by the Libary of Congress.
Really? I would have sworn they were handled by the Copyright Interests through their agents - the congress, the house, and the president.
Now excuse me. I have to clean my computer after checking those links. Where did I put the hydrochloric?
jello.
aka aron.
Microsoft should sue Martha Stewart for using her MICROwave to SOFTen the butter, claiming trademark infringement.
According to my (somewhat abridged) Japanese - English dictionary, "Toho" means...
wait for it...
"all your zilla are belong to us"
"For every right, an equal responsibility..."
Who needs to sue these guys anymore....just post the intent to sue on Slashdot and watch the server crash. They can't infringe if thier server is a smoking pile of slag on the floor.
That's a killa! Next they go after vanilla and [the artist formerly identifiable as] Michael Jackson and his "Thrilla." And what about Hanna-Barbera and their Magilla Gorilla?
This whole thing just makes me feel illa.
(From "Austin Powers in Goldmember")
Japanese Man 1: RUN!!!!! IT'S GODZILLA!
Japanese Man 2: It looks like Godzilla but due to international copyright laws...it's not.
Japanese Man 1: STILL, WE SHOULD RUN LIKE IT IS GODZILLA!!
Japanese Man 2: No, it isn't.
[Japanese Man 2 Winks at Camera]
God today files a lawsuit in superior court today against Godzilla for its use of the Trademark name God.
Will this never end?
As I'm checking flight status for Chicago O'Hare airport (which I hope none of you is flying through today, btw), I go the the FAA website and am redirected to this url:m l
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyFAA/indexzilla.ht
Guess the FAA had better watch out!
While I disagree with their tactics in everyday business, I can say that it would be extremely funny to watch this company go after Microsoft.
Microsoft Lawyer: "Your honor, we've taken the liberty of creating Godzilla using advanced cloning and dna-manipulation technology. He's just as big, just as mean, and of course, breathes fire. We feel it only fair to alert the people of Japan he will be on his way over should this ridiculous trial proceed any further."
Toho Lawyer: "We must flee!"
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
I used to own Mickey Mouse Massage Parlors, then those Disney sleazebags shut me down. Look, I said, I'll change the logo, put Mickey's pants back on, but there's just no reasoning with some people.
--
"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
Butthead Japanese Filmmaker. (Along the lines of Apple's codename "Sagan," which was changed to "BHA" for butt head astronomer when Sagan whined.)
CEE5210S The signal SIGHUP was received.
Trarnasaurs Rex
This must be among the most hilarious misspellings in the history of Shlashdot.
Dear Mr. Minister:
It has come to our attention that you have incorporated the "GOD" portion of our client's GODZILLA marks in the name of your "Church of God" church name, and that you have included an unstoppable all-powerful being, which you refer to as "GOD", on your publications. Please be advised that your use of the "GOD" formative along with imagery associated with GODZILLA is likely to cause the users of your site to believe that the "Church of God" website is either associated with, authorized by, or sponsored by our client, and demonstrates an attempt by you to trade on the goodwill built up by our client.
- "History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men" -- Blue Oyster Cult, 'Godzilla'
With nickname like mine, should I be worried too? :-)