batman sues christopher nolan

[SNAAKE]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27669362/

 

[shardian]

What is really sad is that if this retard mayor actually files a lawsuit, WB will have to spend money on lawyers getting it thrown out.

[Ginsu Victim]

Remember after Superman died, and you had the four so-called Superman reincarnations, and you had the younger one who trademarked the "S" and sued the other guys?

This is dumber than that....and this is real life.

[SithMaster]

Remember after Superman died, and you had the four so-called Superman reincarnations, and you had the younger one who trademarked the "S" and sued the other guys?

This is dumber than that....and this is real life.

I'm going to have to look that one up.

I think its a stunt by Turkey to get some attention.  We should just ignore them and hopefully this gets worked into the next movie somehow.  Maybe while Gotham tries to arrest him the Turkish send a C&D letter.

[RayB]

Meanwhile, the Federation of Turkeys announced they were suing the country of Turkey, for defamation of character and misrepresentation. When asked for details about the suit, FoT's representative had this to say:

"GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLLLEE!!!"

[ark_ader]

Remember after Superman died, and you had the four so-called Superman reincarnations, and you had the younger one who trademarked the "S" and sued the other guys?

This is dumber than that....and this is real life.

I'm going to have to look that one up.

I think its a stunt by Turkey to get some attention.  We should just ignore them and hopefully this gets worked into the next movie somehow.  Maybe while Gotham tries to arrest him the Turkish send a C&D letter.

No I think they want entry into the EU.

This is a good reason to let them wait.

[SavannahLion]

What the hell were they doing when the other movies, TV series and comic books were released? They're just now going after the Batman name?

[shardian]

What the hell were they doing when the other movies, TV series and comic books were released? They're just now going after the Batman name?

This one made a boatload of money.......and they have the innarnets now. 

[massive88]

If the lawsuit goes through, this guy will be next to file.

[hypernova]

Few things in my life leave me speechless.

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[RayB]

That's it. I'm giving up comedy.

[SNAAKE]

innarnets

hahahha

[Ummon]

Um, they're in a different country. Good luck. Notice not even the article writer is saying the name 'Gotham'. Funny.

Actually, Ray, Turkey is very old - it could go the other way.

[shmokes]

Um, they're in a different country. Good luck.

People in other countries have the same access to our courts as we have, so long as the court has jurisdiction over all the parties (it does here).

The best part of this is that some American lawyer (or at least a lawyer with a U.S. law degree) is actually getting paid to bring this lawsuit.  Up next, studios overwhelmed with lawsuits for such films as Sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, L.A. Confidential, Sin City, Escape from NY, Escape from LA, Miami Vice, Elizabethtown, Beverly Hills Cop, Fargo, Honeymoon in Vegas, Leaving Las Vegas, Casablanca, Paris Je T'amie, Happy Texas, My Own Private Idaho, etc., etc., etc.

Ha . . . and those are just what I could think of by myself.  And just think . . . those cases are all FAR stronger than the case at bar cos the titles in those films are actually referring to the city in question, whereas nobody has every even heard of Batman, Turkey, LMAO   

You know who cities should really start suing?  Other cities.  For example, I was born in Vancouver.  Vancouver, WA, that is.  BC should totally sue.  And Paris, TX . . . common, France should be all over that.

[Ummon]

What about Parris Island? One thing judges are required to be able to do is discern when something is an abuse of the law and throw the case out. If it doesn't happen in this particular one, it wouldn't surprise me if it's because the judge is wanting a working vacation. Then they'll rule against it.

[shmokes]

My guess is that the city of Batman does not have a trademark on the name Batman.  I'm positive, however, that DC Comics and Universal do.  Seeing as the content of the movie obviously has absolutely nothing to do with the city, I'm sure any action along these lines would be dismissed for failure to state a claim.  And then, even if the other allegations in that article were true (increased suicide rate, unsolved murders) I'm sure that those would be dismissed as well without more.  It's not illegal to be merely the indirect cause of someone's suicide.  It's not like it's illegal to break up with your unstable girlfriend because she might hurt herself if you do.  And it's not like J.D. Sallinger (had he been alive) could have been prosecuted for the murder of John Lennon.

[Ummon]

I thought the name of the city was Gotham - you know, the city of Batman.

[AtomSmasher]

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