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American Red Cross Sued For Using a Red Cross
Swampash sends us a story that even this community may find hard to believe. Johnson & Johnson, the health-products giant that uses a red cross as its trademark, is suing the American Red Cross, demanding the charity halt its use of the red cross symbol on products it sells to the public. It seems J&J began using the trademark in 1887, 6 years after the Red Cross was formed, but 13 years before the charitable organization was chartered by Congress. Lately the ARC has begun licensing the symbol to third parties to use on fund-raising products such as home emergency kits.
Great, now Switzerland will get involved and claim that the red cross is obviously a derivative work of their flag...
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In other news, Radio Shack plans to sue all companies that put a circle-R after their name. "Their trademark symbol is exploiting our trademark symbol" said aggrieved lawyers for the retailer.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.
As long as that "X" isn't a red one...
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what your country did to you
Its too late guys. They won't read the article or have a clue what the real issue is. They'll just rant and rave about evil corporations. They read these stupid 'headlines' and then mouth off.
If JC came back, the last thing he'd want to look at is a fucking cross.
King Richard I didn't sell medical supplies. He was more into creating a demand for them.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
To much to bear?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
After all it is a family company...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Wouldn't that be great if the next Jesus turns out to be a Jessica?
Its still non profit; the proceeds from the kids sold by the ARC go to disaster relief funds.
As a parent I'm torn between feelings of outrage and a strange compulsion to donate my own children to the red cross...
Do you Gentoo!?
JC would be informed that he can sue the both of them for violating His trademark. Adding some coloring isn't good enough.
Intellectual Property is a monopolistic, selfish, and defective concept. It is "tyranny over the mind of man"
But... but... the Red Cross does good stuff! How could you possibly ever support suing such nice people?! They're non-profit, so they should get to do whatever they want! So what if they are blatantly violating the law and destroying a company's trademark! Once you've done that much good stuff, haven't you earned the right to go around knocking over whatever you want?!
Thanks Bill Hicks:
A lot of Christians wear crosses around their necks. Do you think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a fuckin' cross? It's kind of like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant on."
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But it would still be the last thing he sees...
Moishe, get the nails! He's loose again!
To the American Red Plus Sign. See? Not a cross.
They both wear the same outfit.
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I think it was Philip K. Dick who said that, if Jesus had lived in our time instead of 2000 years ago, his followers would later be wearing little pendants of electric chairs, hang up large symbols of electric chairs in their churches, etc.
Then they become democrats?
What do you use K-Y for?
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Personally, that seems "better" to me.
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If you ever do find out a way to un-discover that, would you let me know?
Sam! If you will let me be,
I will try them.
You will see.
I shall kill you and eat you.