June 3, 2006
THIS IS URGENT!!!
Pimp My Snack, one of the most awesome websites ever, has been forced to change its name by Viacom:
On the 17th May 2006 we received a letter from legal representatives of Viacom International Inc. advising us that they consider the use of 'Pimp My Snack' to be a breach of their trademark application number E4279493 which covers usage of the words 'Pimp My', and also E3992724 for 'Pimp My Ride'.
Pimp That Snack is still a fine name, but seriously? Check out the letter on their illegally named site.
Viacom. Fucktards! Now instead of my snack being pimped, it'll be that snack. The world is coming to an end. I think that started when "pimp my" was trademarked.
Posted by roboppy at 9:50 PM
Comments (12)
that's friggin' ridiculous! i've been looking at pimp my snack for well over 2 months now and love the crazy ideas they do on all chocolate bars and other snacks....arghhhhh
Posted by: rat_racer at June 4, 2006 10:31 AM [#]
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
As if I didn't need yet ANOTHER reason to hate Viacom!
I'd like to PIMPSMACK Viacom right now!
Posted by: Samurai Nick at June 4, 2006 7:29 PM [#]
This is ridiculous. Trademarking the name of a show is one thing. Trademarking part of the name is just stupid. Well, maybe the publishers of The Da Vinci Code should sue everyone using the word "code" these days. Or better yet, the folks behind "The Joy of Cooking" should trademark the term "Joy of". You're very right. The world is coming to an end.
Posted by: Chubby Hubby at June 4, 2006 10:43 PM [#]
I'm kind of agreeing with Deb on this one. Satire and parody are allowable uses.
Too bad it takes crazy money to fight a company like Viacom. When you're the little guy it's usually not worth the effort. Rolling over is the only reasonable option.
I absolutely hate it when stupidity triumphs over fun.
Wow, that's ridiculous, especially since it's totally legal. Stupid.If the guys who ran the site said "no, it's fair use" Viacom wouldn't have had a leg to stand on! I hope they don't get a whiff of Pimp My Cup....the jerks.
Posted by: Carl (theWAREHOUSE) at June 7, 2006 1:25 PM [#]
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They really should fight it. Legally, Viacom should know better, especially since it's satire, which is perfectly legal. Hope Viacom gets a spanking for it.
Posted by: Deb at June 4, 2006 8:01 AM [#]