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PositiveTai

So, are we just ignoring that WWE completely screwed over Freelance Wrestling by sending them a Cease and Desist regarding the "In Our Warehouse" event? Unless I missed it, I haven't seen it anywhere here.

Like, what the hell is wrong with WWE? Mustafa Ali links to a simple show that causes WWE no harm, that's designed specifically to HELP INDY WRESTLERS through donations from fans, and what does WWE do? They send them a legal notice over nothing, forcing them to change their name for no reason.

Even if it doesn't affect the show, it's such a pathetic and petty power play done just to hurt indy wrestlers.

Posted Mar 19, 2020, 5:42 AM UTC

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thelongslowgoodbye•

WWE completely screwed over Freelance Wrestling

Even if it doesn't affect the show

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unloader86•

Damnit, I had snickers corporate email at the ready! lol

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DustysSplotch•

Ip law is strict

If they let people infringe on it they could lose a case in court for not defending their Copyright

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rko281•

I don't see how their logo doesn't meet a pretty clear definition of trademark parody. It's likely just that FW doesn't have the money to hire a lawyer to fight the C&D letter.

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Razzler1973•

Unleash the reddit lawyers!!!

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NonikZeekYowie Wowie•

Y’all are getting fucking insufferable at this point

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samchyo•

I saw that logo. Freelance Wrestling screwed Freelance Wrestling. There's a string of words in two places in your post that don't belong. a)causes no harm(this conflicts with Trademark rules) and b) legal notice over nothing (again, trademark bla bla bla) So, do you see where you messed up? considering what I've experienced with trademark laws, FW don't have a case here. End of slam dunk.

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rko281•

It's almost certainly a trademark case, not a copyright case.

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samchyo•

That's the word, lol ya

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wrestlingonline•

WWE didn't screw anyone. WWE protected their IP.

Did you see the logo? Not to mention the name.

This was Freelance Wrestling's own fault.

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Ellen_-_DegenerateBreeze for Universal Champ•

I wouldn't say they screwed them over at all. The show will still run, and a different name won't cost a single viewer, because noone is watching for the name.

However. I do think that it would have been cool for WWE to just ignore this at this time. Everyone in wrestling is going to be hurting real bad right now. WWE didn't stop the show running, but their C and D would have caused a headache that noone needs right now. Personally, I would have quietly contacted them and said they were fine to use the name as a one off, but they couldn't make a regular event or series of it.

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FisherPrice_HairBIG MEATY MEN SLAPPIN MEAT•

Unfortunately the way things work, if they ignore it this time, that sets a precedent for someone to use that trademark in future and have a defence of “WWE didn’t defend it that one time, so it’s fair game”.

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A_WILD_CUNT_APPEAREDBetter Than NAKAMURA!!!•

Wait they did that? Of course they did lmao.

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Bchuff•

Of course we are. We always ignore when wwe does something negative.

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-ImJustSaiyan-Second City Saint•

Lmao that isn't even remotely true about this sub

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Bchuff•

Lmao I've already proven it and I didn't even have to leave this thread.

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-ImJustSaiyan-Second City Saint•

Lmao you've proven nothing to anyone but your delusional self.

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Bchuff•

The one where we are in a thread with people making excuses for a shit company doing shit things?

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thelongslowgoodbye•

We're in a thread where people are explaining IP law, how you're confusing that with a predominantly pro-WWE sub is beyond me.

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Bchuff•

It does sound beyond you.

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Ellen_-_DegenerateBreeze for Universal Champ•

In general, I think this sub is mostly pro WWE, which makes sense, as they are the biggest wrestling company.

But to say we ignore when WWE does something negative is crazy. It gets highlighted, for good reason.

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Bchuff•

I literally have to go no further than this thread but thanks for going along with the narrative.

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Ellen_-_DegenerateBreeze for Universal Champ•

What?! Look at the second most up voted post here ever, moron. Have you never been here during Saudi week? When Goldberg beat Bray? Dean Ambrose heel turn? Whenever EC3 is mentioned.

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Bchuff•

Hey dipshit, I have been here during Saudi week when you and the rest of this biased sub sticky threads and post 200 threads about it. What a dumb example. It really explains so much.

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pinkertonoverblue•

We don’t ignore but some of us don’t give a shit about what they do legally.

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Bchuff•

Thank you for proving me correct.

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