Disney applies for 'Seal Team 6' trademark

[Mouseketeer1955]

I was just saying that I think they could have come up with reason after reason to say why they though this was a good idea.

It wouldn't have been profitable to them. Eventually they would have lost, which is why other companies, that also applied for the trademark, abandoned the application. They would have lost and been out that money in court costs and attorney's fees.

I do believe that people (and companies) make mistakes, but all too often, they stand behind their bad decisions. Even if the Navy wasn't going to back down, it's good that Disney did. They could have fought it. All I mean is that at least they backed off.

I can't say it enough, it was a financial loser and Disney knows that. I firmly believe that if Disney could have won a suit to keep the trademark, they would have had every attorney that they keep on retainer, working on this until it was a done deal.

From the outside looking in, Disney is all about color, magic, and fun, as it should be. But inside the corporation, you have an infrastructure that is all business. And they don't do anything without considering the bottom line.

And yes, in my opinion, Disney shines again. For the past two days while reading this, they were a dingy dark version of themselves in my eyes. Weather or not they were faced with certain defeat, they chose not to push it. IE they are shiny and pretty again- this didn't leave them permanently icky in my eyes.

I never said that they will be "permanently icky". But its going to take a little more copper polish, before Disney is a shiny penny again. Abandoning this trademark application, when they knew it was a loser, isn't it in my opinion.

[bodhran105]

Alright. Let me first state that I'm fine with copyright laws. I don't care that Disney has kept Mickey under rights for years since he was created. Well, I do actually, but that's gonna get me off my rocker even more. My main problem for this thread is Disney trying to trademark a Gov't sector!The Wall Street Journal posted a storyabout Disney backing out of a trademark for SEAL team 6, the team that took down bin Laden. Stating that the trademark went so far as for "toys, [board] games, and snow globes"!! Please! Tell me I'm not loosing my faith in Disney. No, it's not my religion, but just a state of mind that Disney isn't completely crazy. Who thought they were in there right mind that they could trademark that! Sure, Electronic Arts (EA) tried to trademark Medal Of Honor. Yeah, they stated it was for video game media on cd/dvd discs. It's still creepy! Disney wanted the trademark to be able to sell t-shirts and other like merchandise for celebration. O.K. you can sell the merchandise, but you don't have to trademark the bloody thing!

Now, I realize I've used enough exclamation points. I'm gonna try to cool down and I'd like to hear your thoughts. Or, please try to show that this really was complete human waste. I don't want to just see slander on the source's part, I've done enough of that in my time. I'd just like to see more info that makes this easily disregarded.

Thoughts, info, opinions. Please post.

[Ezra]

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