tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post932118814964287954..comments2024-03-28T07:02:44.451+00:00Comments on The Beer Nut: Release the hounds / lawyersThe Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-20281990280931242152008-10-21T14:17:00.000+01:002008-10-21T14:17:00.000+01:00Especially surprising given that "fair use" is an ...Especially surprising given that "fair use" is an American concept with pretty much no basis in European intellectual property law. There's no reason I can see that Fox aren't taking these guys to the cleaners.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-74935218918069684542008-10-21T13:50:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:50:00.000+01:00Fox got in a fair use dispute with a film that sh...Fox got in a fair use dispute with a film that showed stage hands playing draughts that just happened to have the Simpsons on in the background*. There is a cartoon explanation of the problem here^. So I'm surprised this product is still being sold<BR/><BR/>*http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/movies/16rams.html?emc=eta1<BR/>^http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/digital.phpIamreddavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-49217163063182628322008-10-21T10:19:00.000+01:002008-10-21T10:19:00.000+01:00In the late 1990s, the Lion Nathan (Tooheys and XX...In the late 1990s, the Lion Nathan (Tooheys and XXXX) brewery in Australia produced an unrelated beer called "Duff Beer". 20th Century Fox brought legal action against the company. The product was ordered to be pulled off of store shelves and destroyed because of the likely association in public mind between the Simpsons brand, characters and "Duff" beer, even though the manufacturer did not use any Simpsons characters and made the can look very different. The beer became a collectors' item in the process with one case selling on EBay for US$13,000.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-29267542911269308132008-10-21T08:50:00.000+01:002008-10-21T08:50:00.000+01:00Needs moa dawg.Needs moa dawg.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-60053645172299570112008-10-21T08:43:00.000+01:002008-10-21T08:43:00.000+01:00Red Tick beer: 'Hmm, bold, refreshing, and somethi...Red Tick beer: 'Hmm, bold, refreshing, and something I can't quite put my finger onOblivioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184794716327407609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-23810743371387095452008-10-21T08:33:00.000+01:002008-10-21T08:33:00.000+01:00I was looking forward to Red Tick beer myself....I was looking forward to Red Tick beer myself....The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-81699435352061809242008-10-21T06:21:00.000+01:002008-10-21T06:21:00.000+01:00When do they bring out a competing branf called Fu...When do they bring out a competing branf called Fudd?Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-37881801223822184992008-10-20T23:14:00.000+01:002008-10-20T23:14:00.000+01:00Perhaps. Though Daleside Duff is far from it.Perhaps. Though Daleside Duff is <A HREF="http://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2006/05/thats-better_114867905371533970.html" REL="nofollow">far from it</A>.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-61681864706592824622008-10-20T23:03:00.000+01:002008-10-20T23:03:00.000+01:00Duff by name Duff by nature eh?Duff by name Duff by nature eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com