— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2018
The vertical lines in the "O"s refer to what... "Game of Thrones"?
Ah! Yes: "Game of Thrones Stars and HBO Are Not Happy About Donald Trump's Bad Meme/It was a total Joffrey move" (Esquire). What's the point of getting mad in public? You'll only boost the virality of Trump's own tweet.
Trump tweeted an image of himself with the text “Sanctions Are Coming, November 5” to warn about upcoming sanctions on Iran. The font mimicked Game of Thrones, and the phrase played off the show's tagline, “Winter Is Coming.”HBO should just say nothing. Creating anxiety about enforcement of purported intellectual property rights is: 1. lame and 2. discouraging to people who care about free speech and satire.
HBO didn’t take too kindly to the ripoff. "We were not aware of this messaging and would prefer our trademark not be misappropriated for political purposes,” the network told TMZ in a statement. The premium network then followed up the statement with a tweet of its own that said, "How do you say trademark misuse in Dothraki?"..
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HBO would prefer our trademark not be misappropriated for right wing political purposes,
fixed it for you
Trump is a monster.
That's a compliment.
HBO's reaction just spreads the meme to an even wider audience.
Don't Worry He Can't Get Far on Foot (2018) has a couple nice James Callahan cartoons that could be stolen for political commentary.
I'd like to thank everyone who made it possible for me to be here tonight, a speaker at a lecturn at the top of a hill, with the other side showing prehistoric animals emerging from the sea and evolving to man up the hill.
I love it when they're fresh and warm out of the dryer, two KKK guys leaving the house in sheets.
The film itself is about a drinking problem, which is always a drag to watch. The plot can be made any length with it.
Don't Worry He Can't Get Far on Foot is an abandoned wheelchair discovered in the desert by police.
How much of "Winter is coming" can HBO trademark? The sentence is hardly unique. The font without the "O" with the lines through it is hardly distinctive. So is it just the lined "O"? Or do you need to use all three together before you'd be guilty of trademark infringement? Since this is parody, would it come under Fair Use?
It was fair use by trump.
I don't think this was a good idea. When I first saw the picture, my thought was an anti-Trump meme from Democrats.
"What's up with the pinned Tweet on Trump's Twitter feed?"
I think you need to be standing on stage with an open mic in front of a brick wall to ask that question.
"Don't get me started. Don't even get me started."
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsD4o4q4QIY
It's not a trade mark, and titles cannot be copyrighted.
As to the sanctions, if they shut down Iranian oil exports as intended, we get a very, very big Persian Gulf war, and no oil exports from the region for a year or two, assuming we actually win. A war with Iran would be Vietnam II, probably with the same outcome. No one from NATO, except maybe the hapless Brits, would join us
Don't those guys have some actresses to harass?
Boy, the talking points sure went from sanctions to hot war quickly.
As to the sanctions, if they shut down Iranian oil exports as intended, we get a very, very big Persian Gulf war, and no oil exports from the region for a year or two, assuming we actually win. A war with Iran would be Vietnam II, probably with the same outcome. No one from NATO, except maybe the hapless Brits, would join us
It would be as bad as the war Trump started with North Korea.
"The film itself is about a drinking problem, which is always a drag to watch. The plot can be made any length with it."
The Long Play's Journey into Night.
"...would prefer our trademark not be misappropriated for political purposes,”
Says the network that has brought you Jon Oliver, Sex in the City, Girls, The Newsroom, Game Change, Bill Maher. But really, they offer other things, some of which are fairly watchable, though none as good as GoT or The Wire.
HBO should just say nothing.
They should, but it's apparent at this point that these guys just can't help themselves.
They can't stop taking the bait. Like those rats with the cocaine pellets.
Didn't they have a severed head that looked like W?
“Trademark Misuse” is actually an affirmative defense to trademark infringement
Orange man bad.
Didn't they have a severed head that looked like W?
Yes.
When Maxine Waters sets up her new House Committee on Un American Activities she should look into this for them.
The Movie is Coming... to a theater near you.
When Maxine Waters sets up her new House Committee on Un American Activities
Mr. Chairman, we do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and in particular at Fannie Mae
H.R. 2575—THE SECONDARY
MORTGAGE MARKET ENTERPRISES
REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Thursday, September 25, 2003
U.S. House of Representatives,
Committee on Financial Services
She's doing it to... for the People and our fetus, offspring, baby, Posterity. #HerToo
Fair use is coming.
One of the most dispiriting things about being a Trump voter is the realization that every writer, singer, or movie star you might happen to like utterly despises you.
No, it's when they won't let you mourn a tragedy because before the bodies are cold they have accused you of complicity.
Well, as far as movie stars go, I just can't get myself to admire people who make a living pretending that they are someone that they are not, nor will they ever be.
John Wilkes Booth was an outlier among show biz people not for his political sympathies but for the violence of his act. Most people on the stage were "peace Democrats". They believed that the enormous sacrifices of blood and treasure that the northern states were making was not commensurate with the rewards of victory. Booth left a letter with his sister to explain and justify his actions. It reads like the most fatuous of Academy Award acceptance speeches: "I love peace more than life....When a country like this spurns justice from her side, she forfeits the allegiance of every honest freeman......Heaven knows than no one would be willing to do more for the Negro race than I.....". It goes on like that for several pages. John Wilkes Booth was the Jane Fonda of the Civil War. It is long past time for Hollywood to acknowledge this great progenitor of political activism among the show biz community. Perhaps they should have a John Wilkes Booth Award at the Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys to acknowledge that person in their field who is most outspoken in their rejection of Trump.
The British Are Coming!!!
Paul Revere's heirs should sue.
I would say that Game of Thrones, which I like by the way, has their knickers in a twist, but that presupposes they are wearing knickers and that's not a safe presupposition.
It is fair use as Trump surely knows well.
Didn't they have a severed head that looked like W?
Bush never copyrighted his head.
Is GoT still on?
Damn, winter has been coming since forever
Satirical use of a tagline is not trademark infringement. And if HBO is claiming that the font is trademarked, then the violation is on Twitter for having on its platform.
There's been a lot of RW chatter over the last week: Trump's bailing on Iran sanctions, Mnuchin at Treasury has undermined Trump, Bolton's pissed... The GoT poster is, imo, for the base. It's very kick ass.
Leland said...
I don't think this was a good idea. When I first saw the picture, my thought was an anti-Trump meme from Democrats.
11/3/18, 8:06 AM
You can tell the anti-Trump ones because they use ridiculous pictures of him - angry and orange.
The premium network then followed up the statement with a tweet of its own that said, "How do you say trademark misuse in Dothraki?"..
There is no word for "trademark misuse" in Dothraki.
Trump speaks Valyrian.
Crack Emcee: "Trump is a monster.
That's a compliment."
Well played.
The wall in GoT is pretty impressive.
yes, they had w's head, in the background of one episode, civility lets have more of that.
yes it was to keep out the ice walkers, the clan names suggest Viking,
With the little 10 min blips after GOT where the show runners talk they demonstrate what twits they are. The geeks in your high school AV club havd more charisma.
Kinda wrecks the shows effect.
Gees I don't remember HBO having a snit over this political use of their trademark....do you?
Someone should tell HBO about the "Streisand Effect".
HBO making noise gives the free publicity from Dronald even more legs, professor.
BJM: That is exactly what they are looking for: More Eyeballs, more clicks, more downloads, more swipes.
Notice in the pic, the flag is blanked out. This is worst that Niel Armstrong not saluting the flag in First Man and way worst that NFL kneeling cheerleaders. Obviously it's Trump's silent signal that he bows down to the Deep State.
This post feeds my fever dream that Trump will champion the Subaru Outback, cherished car of the Seattle liberal. He'll buy one for every family member, start sporting the Sabaru logo. Heads all over Seattle would explode as people try to reconcile their hate for Trump with thier love of the car.
When, in the course of his career making billions in real estate, did this guy have the time to become such a Master Troll! HE WINS EVERY TIME!
ALP,
Maybe he’ll start driving a Prius....
"Blogger AllenS said...
Well, as far as movie stars go, I just can't get myself to admire people who make a living pretending that they are someone that they are not, nor will they ever be."
Orson kinda was a Charlie F. Kain, and since Mank wrote it to slyly subvert the high-potential youngster it adds up.
You're supposed to admire the power of their influence, which was indeed vast although moreso in the passed past though not in any given election. I am sure I speak for the Great BuBu when I say these folks play the part the men behind the men behind-the-scenes choose 24/7 always at risk of ostracism.
LOTR was a New Zealand production which is partly why it is so excellent, along wjth our old buddy J.R.R.
Cercei Lannister is a great Hillary portrayal, a being who would rather the world end forever for the living if her rule is refused than live as other than Queen for life.
After all if the people don't put her 50 points ahead, why should they be considered people or allowed life?
"The wall in GoT is pretty impressive."
It was until the end of the last-aired season. Glad second zombie-arrow missed the other two dragons. Game of Ariel* Inches.
*I mean like in the air not some damn sex thing.
Aerial. Good thing I don't live in a Class A Aerbus yet... Hey! That's it. Special circumstances. Aerbus.
Wrong thread yet it mjst be said: God bless the users and use itself of the term contrariwise.
That, oh that, is good stuff right there.
Imagine the word games you could play and use contrariwise and win a challenge.
It* *contrariwise may not be on the cell phone, so unless you down with OED, (yeah you know me) you may need you a little of the old paper Bach (back) up.
Like most all of those Sea Dead Scrolls labelled as such, but for some strange reason not 100% all.
Fags raping boys Church-like-wise.
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