No.79169
http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/young-bucks-cease-desist-wwe/#.WcxHENN95E4
Seems like stealing shit from previous succesful tag teams under the guise of "their gimmick is just them being huge fans" isn't above the law. Who would have guessed
No.79170
>>79169
To be fair, I doubt this will go far, but The Elite has ruined the BC.
No.79171
>>79170
Yeah. I hope this will lead to eventual rumored storyline where The Elite is kicked out from BC and OG dudes like Fale or Tama Tonga became the leader.
No.79172
>>79171
The too sweet shit can't be copyrighted though, so I am leaning towards siding with the bucks on this one, sadly. Also, my deep hatred for WWE probably helps my bias, but anyways I miss old badass BC so I hope this'll push this shit.
No.79173
I'd also like to add that Scott Hall and Kevin Nash of all people gave them their blessing.
No.79174
I think Triple H REALLY wants them to join his indy promotion. This is taking it pretty far. By the way, WWE is just C&D'ing The Young Bucks and not other Bullet Club members right? That's kinda weird.
No.79175
>>79171
>Fale or Tama Tonga became the leader
In order to become relevant again, they'll need a big name to join them brother.
No.79176
>>79174
Bucks make merch with 2sweet gesture. They directly profit from it.
No.79178
>>79176
Huh, and the others don't I guess. Did they start doing 2sweet only after joining the Bullet Club or did they do it before as well? If it was after joining them, then it's kinda shitty that they would make money off it while the others didn't and if they did it before joining BC, well I'd use the same argument of them using 'suck it' as well.
No.79185
there is something seriously wrong with the law when it says someone can "own" a word or a gesture
No.79186
>muh ftr
>muh suck it
>muh two sweet
WHAT IS VINCE GONNA TRADEMARK NEXT? THE SUPERKICKS???
No.79187
>>79185
Nigga if someone profits from certain logo or symbol because it's associated with their property they have every right to own it. Phrases are similar as they can be marketing slogans
No.79188
>>79187
nope. if the only way you can enforce your ownership is through government violence, you do not really own it.
No.79189
>>79185
The law doesn't say anything on its own it's all up to the interpretation of the judge. No decision has been reached here, so 'the law' as you put it says nothing about what the YB are doing. It shouldn't be any wonder you're an anarchist because you're a dummy who doesn't understand basic things.
No.79195
>>79188
It's just basic protection of creators inventions from having it stolen or from having it being used by others for their own profit. It's common sense.
Why do you call it "government violence"? This is the right thing to do and governments should enforce it with proper laws.
Imagine you inventing something that could bring you fuckload of money only for your neighbor to start using it without your permission and taking 95% of the profits made from it. This is common sense.
No.79197
No.79201
>>79195
if they took 95% of the profits made from it, that means they did it better than me and therefore deserve to get the profits
this is common sense
No.79202
finally, maybe now they can be forced to be original instead of aping off decade old shit
No.79204
>>79201
imagine you invented it during 10 years of research and worked sweat and blood for it just to have it stolen like this, if you consider this fair it's quite clear you've never accomplished anything that holds any significance as you don't feel anger over someone taking credit for it while you did all the work
No.79205
>>79202
one of them got assblasted on twitter, you can throw your bit of NaCl to the pile
https://twitter.com/NickJacksonYB/status/913271457517465601
No.79207
>>79205
>young cucks make money off of using someone else's gestures and gimmicks
>well other people did the sign too
>think its ok because others do it
Theyre gonna accuse everyone of being Jim Cornette next
No.79208
>>79205
This isnt new, he's always a hothead on twitter.
No.79209
Young Bucks did ruin BC, but I'd still side with them against fucking WWE. And they'd most likely win the court case.
No.79210
>>79209
>Young bucks ruined bc
>Were there almost from the start
No.79211
>>79210
I meant by "The Elite" shit.
No.79214
No.79215
>being so much of a mark you think your irrelevant group in an irrelevant indie wrestling promo did anything
No.79217
Young bucks are the shitposters of wrestling. They parody shit and their matches are more rehearsed than Randy Savage's god bless his soul, but it's okay cuz its ironic hue hue hue being spot monkey is a gimmick don't u get it guise? Plus if you don't like it you're a mark
No.79218
>meltzer will find a way to defend this
No.79219
>>79215
Hey NJPW BC is fine with the tongans and Yujiro, the other BC is eh.
>>79218
He basically said they should just drop it.
No.79224
The wwe's patent on "too sweet" was thrown out they don't actually own it, this whole thing is BS and just WWE abusing the court system and their monetary base to do shut down competition.
No.79227
At least they've made their money from using it so far, and they've made a lot. They should be able to continue to do well despite these legal issues anyway.
No.79231
>>79224
>>79227
Go back to twitter Nick
No.79232
WWE don't own shit. The gesture itself isn't even from wrestling, it's some Turkish thing. But due to how our system works, people with money can abuse the hell out of it and drown poorer people in court costs until they surrender.
No.79235
>>79232
>wwe don't own shit
They do >>79197
Did the turks profit from it? If not then they probably couldn't even patent it if they cared enough to do so.
Once something as simple as logo or even dumb marketing slogan is used to make money or is recognized as your company asset it can and should be copyrighted.
No.79240
>>79214
>black and yellow
>leftypol
No.79241
>>79215
>Jim Cornette is now a scare word
No.79242
>>79235
>2015-03-05
Ok. Also according to Meltzer they applied but never got it.
As for the Turks, well, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Wolves_(organization)
Maybe Vince can trademark the Nazi salute too. JBL did use it in Germany.
No.79246
>>79242
>according to Meltzer they applied but never got it
It sits in copyright catalog section can you even view refused applications on this site?
Did he really said it got refused?
No.79247
I wonder if Meltzer can possibly sue them for using his name in their Meltzer Driver finisher.
No.79252
>>79246
Now I can't find where he said it but can find him saying they do own it. Maybe I'm retarded. Either way, there's this link that says it was abandoned https://trademarks.justia.com/865/53/n-86553544.html
Which was reported on at the time http://archive.is/75Jb5
No.79253
>>79252
Damn, maybe these are two different patents? Maybe wwe decided to fill in applications in few different places.
It's unlikely a .gov site would have outdated info especially regarding patents where one day difference could cause hell of a trouble. I was looking for Meltzer's take too and haven't found anything
No.79256
>>79253
>It's unlikely a .gov site would have outdated info
No.79257
>>79247
he probably never would because he loves them
But it is possible, I guess.
No.79263
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>79261
>>79262
Might help them in the short run but that is it. I'll say it, these guys are still doing the ironic referential crap, it really is imbued in them.
>>79257
I thought they were 'good christian boys' and don't do gay shit. Ew.
No.79268
>>79263
>ironic referential crap
Bullet club did the too sweet before the young bucks joined so this one isn't even on them, glad they stopped doing suck it though that was fucking lame.
Also does this mean the rest of BC can't use too sweet or just the bucks?
No.79269
>>79262
Sm.arks are gonna buy these by the dozen
Imagine Vince's face when he sees a sea of these shirts in his "soldout capacity crowd" shows.
>>79263
they are still good christian boys, they have just strayed a little bit from gods light
>>79268
i think its just the yb since they are profiting off it by selling merch.
No.79270
>>79268
BC is in japan i dont think vince's copyright jews really care enough to extend their reach over there
No.79271
>>79270
>>79269
They do the too sweet in all their promotional material for shirts and stuff.
No.79273
>>79271
I hope it doesn't also apply to the Core Bullet Club since I'd miss bigboi fale sweeting the camera.
I'm assuming its just the Yung Bucks hit with the C&D since its Vince's reaction to their raw invasion.
No.79274
>>79273
I can think of no real reason why it would only be the young bucks and not the entire bullet club.
No.79275
>>79274
They would probably have to send the C&D to NJPW itself and not just the Buckaroos.
Everything I've read say that WWE sent it to the yb themselves because they sell two sweet merch and make profits off it.
I doubt the Jap Bully Club will stop doing the too sweet gesture, we'll see at KoPW, but the American Club wont use it out of fear and will be too sour for sure.
No.79278
>>79274
Vince probably isn't even aware of the existence of the other members. As far as he knows, bullet club consists of the young bucks, Cody, and his wife
No.79279
>>79274
Bucks sell merch with 2sweet. Some people mentioned wwe may not have the right to patent a hand gesture BUT they have patented the too sweet as a logo.
No.79280
>>79278
<What did he mean by this?
No.79289
>>79269
>namefag is putting random periods in his post
Imagine being that gay.
No.79294
For a second there I thought the WWE sent a C&D to the Young Turks.
No.79300
>>79186
The middle finger.
No.79303
>>79289
You heard of filters right? Maybe he just doesn't want to deal with that shit. He's still a fag tho.
No.79328
>>79303
>muh filters
>muh gay your posts up to whine about filters
Marks, smarks, and cucks.