My understanding is that trademarks apply only to similar services/goods/etc. If business A has the name "The Name" and business B has the name "The Name" (both trademarked), and they do completely different things, then, if I recall trademark law correctly, all is well. I'm sure I will be corrected if I am wrong.
Taking down a decent sized animal with a rifle isn't exactly easy, you know. I'm not a hunter, but I have many friends that are and have read a good bit about "take down power." Elk are notorious for taking what looks like a kill shot and running for miles; often times, they're never found... although the 3 foot wide blood trail is. Bows actually have great take properties if you can get close enough. Arrows kill very differently than bullets.
As many have already pointed out, it's not the "killing" that is enjoyed.
On another note: perhaps it's because our modern culture is so far removed from where their steak comes from that we have sentiments like this. If I were an animal, I would much rather be even a starving deer who eventually gets "hunted down" than an assembly-line, live in their own shit, cow. At least I would have had the opportunity to be free. This is one of the first thing that comes to mind when someone says how inhumane it is to go hunting; how it's somehow cruel to the animals. As already pointed out, many times those animals are so over populated they're all half starved to death (like the deer example above).
Sigh, there really is too much stupid in this world. (Sadly, I think I probably fall into that lot.)
Minus the penny arcade bit, I agree entirely. How I wish people in this country would look behind Republican and Democrat. I honestly don't care what party someone is a part of, I care what they stand for and what sort of decisions they're making. We need more like Wyden in office.
@Toonol: Not sure why his economics are painfully wrong. I'm not that researched on his economic stance, but from what I can tell it seems like he wants to simply the tax system, remove the big business loopholes, and create incentives for businesses to you know, "do business" in the states. That universally sounds like a good idea to me. Perhaps I've been dooped, though.
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My understanding is that trademarks apply only to similar services/goods/etc. If business A has the name "The Name" and business B has the name "The Name" (both trademarked), and they do completely different things, then, if I recall trademark law correctly, all is well. I'm sure I will be corrected if I am wrong.
Thank you.
Taking down a decent sized animal with a rifle isn't exactly easy, you know. I'm not a hunter, but I have many friends that are and have read a good bit about "take down power." Elk are notorious for taking what looks like a kill shot and running for miles; often times, they're never found... although the 3 foot wide blood trail is. Bows actually have great take properties if you can get close enough. Arrows kill very differently than bullets.
As many have already pointed out, it's not the "killing" that is enjoyed.
On another note: perhaps it's because our modern culture is so far removed from where their steak comes from that we have sentiments like this. If I were an animal, I would much rather be even a starving deer who eventually gets "hunted down" than an assembly-line, live in their own shit, cow. At least I would have had the opportunity to be free. This is one of the first thing that comes to mind when someone says how inhumane it is to go hunting; how it's somehow cruel to the animals. As already pointed out, many times those animals are so over populated they're all half starved to death (like the deer example above).
Sigh, there really is too much stupid in this world. (Sadly, I think I probably fall into that lot.)
Probably better to reverse the order on that. :)
Minus the penny arcade bit, I agree entirely. How I wish people in this country would look behind Republican and Democrat. I honestly don't care what party someone is a part of, I care what they stand for and what sort of decisions they're making. We need more like Wyden in office. @Toonol: Not sure why his economics are painfully wrong. I'm not that researched on his economic stance, but from what I can tell it seems like he wants to simply the tax system, remove the big business loopholes, and create incentives for businesses to you know, "do business" in the states. That universally sounds like a good idea to me. Perhaps I've been dooped, though.