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10-03-2005, 10:18 AM
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OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
Allan Houston and the NBA are in court to fight over the marketing rights to this term.
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NBA commissioner David Stern was not available for comment at this time, however, his assistant told me that while Mr. Stern is sympathetic to Mr. Houston’s complaints, he will not back down as the t-shirt sales are “far too vital” to the profitability of the NBA.
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10-03-2005, 10:19 AM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
Heh........
Welcome to the world of frivilous courtroom battles.
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10-03-2005, 10:25 AM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
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Allan Houston and the NBA are in court to fight over the marketing rights to this term.
What? The sale of a few Allan Houston Rule shirts are vital to the profit of the NBA? Are things really that tight?
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Where's the link?
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10-03-2005, 11:27 AM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
LOL this is great for a good Monday laugh..if this it true it's just simply ridiculous..like Houston hasn't already made enough free $$ and is due to make even more.
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10-03-2005, 11:55 AM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
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Where's the link?
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Yeah, I don't know which part is funnier in this case. A guy makes 20 million a year and is fighting over a few thousand dollars? My guess is that he is going to spend more on legal costs than he will ever make off the trademark. And the NBA, are they really planning on marketing an individual player's name, associated with this rule?
Other than a few NBA players, who really wants one of this shirts?
This is likely more about Allan Houston retaining the rights to his name--if he just let this go, he may put that in jeopardy. I think the NBA will lose on this one. What is Stern thinking?
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10-03-2005, 12:01 PM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
Someone needs to call up DA and tell him to start assembling his legal team. If Houston wins this suit, Stern may come after DA's name next.
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10-03-2005, 12:07 PM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
This cannot possibly be true. More subtle humor?
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10-03-2005, 12:25 PM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
The last line of the article:
"The preceding article was a piece of satirical fiction"
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10-03-2005, 02:28 PM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
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Originally Posted by Paxil
The last line of the article:
"The preceding article was a piece of satirical fiction"
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Allan Houston will be suing RealGM for posting that fake article.
The preceding sentence was a piece of satirical fiction
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10-03-2005, 02:34 PM
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Re: OT: Allan Houston Rule TM rights
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Originally Posted by Paxil
The last line of the article:
"The preceding article was a piece of satirical fiction"
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Good catch. I missed that one. That sad thing is the fact pattern is believable in today's world.
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