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Yeah...I think the SeaHawks should call themselves "THE XII xy". Problem is, most palyers and fans would not be able to figure it out...(Roman Numerals would be fitting though!)
They copyrighted "The 12th Man." Bas s.
Yeah...I think the SeaHawks should call themselves "THE XII xy". Problem is, most palyers and fans would not be able to figure it out...(Roman Numerals would be fitting though!)
I don't think anyone would have a problem with it if Seattle wasn't making a crapload of money off of it.
But they aren't. They sell jerseys with the number 12 and they say "FAN" on the back. That isn't an infringement of the copyright.
A&M does NOT suck ass. They beat ass with axe handles until it has big red welts.
i like seattle's use of the 12th man catch because in the aggy tradition, its only 1 guy from the student body, but for seattle, its everyone
Hmm, I have a buddy who works up there who said 12th Man shirts are everywhere up there, including the Seahawks pro shop. Try again.But they aren't. They sell jerseys with the number 12 and they say "FAN" on the back. That isn't an infringement of the copyright.
Because so many folks in the Pacific Northwest will now buy blue and green 12th man gear instead of maroon. Come on.
They'll lose their case on the stop and desist order. 6th man, 12th man etc....no one owns that.
Aggies are idiots. Nothing more can be said about them.
They prove it decade after decade.
It's a cult, man.
Seahawks have been using the 12th man thing for over 15 years .. so why is A&M just ing about it now?
Bandwagoners.
Your buddy doesn't know what he's talking about.
Actually Kori, from what I understand the reason the subject had never been broached before is because Seattle had treated it as a saying, but not sought to capitalize on revenue from it (they basically called their fans the 12th Man, but that was it).Seahawks have been using the 12th man thing for over 15 years .. so why is A&M just ing about it now?
Bandwagoners
Now all of a sudden they're raising a flag with 12 on it, selling shirts, etc. It's trademarked, has been for quite some time. Paul Allen of all people should be familiar with the whole copyright thing.
tbong - my buddy bought a shirt for posterity, I think maybe you're the one who doesn't know what he's talking about.
Here you go tbong.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/dfw/n...nnel=dfw_local
Texas A&M is suing to stop the Seahawks, a team named for a predatory seafowl, from selling or licensing rally towels, flags and other souvenir kitsch with A&M's trademarked 12th Man.Bailey has worked in Seattle since 2000. He said the Seahawks' "12th Man" tradition didn't seem similar to A&M's until he saw the towels.
"When I looked out at the first playoff game and saw all the towels,
Aggy should be more worried about fielding a winning football team, not worrry about the 12th man. Also remember that the basketball team made tshirts for their NIT games, nuff said about aggy.
So aggys do everyone a favor and
The Seahawks are not selling any shirts that say "12th Man" on them. I've been to 3 games this season including both playoff games....I know. There might be somebody else up there selling t-shirts with "12th Man" on them, but it ain't the Seahawks.
About the rally towels....
They say "BRING ON THE 12." Not 12th Man. I have one hanging on the wall of my office.
It's a lame ass thing to have a trademark on anyway. People associated with every team in the country use the term 12th Man. Seahawks have been using it since 1984 and A&M trademarked it in the 90's. Seahawks should have sued A&M back then
What exactly is trademarked the phrase all together or a specific logo or what?
Because there's probably t-shirts around the country that say 12th Man on them. We had them at UCLA.
Aggies think the number 12 is trademarked.
I just took this picture with my phone...
Steelers have a 12th Man t-shirt too.
Aggies got a lot of sueing to do.
Next A&M is going to sue TLong for his inappropriate conduct with sheep.
A&M patented that back in the 1920's.
explain
A&M patented inappropriate conduct with sheep? Those bas s!Next A&M is going to sue TLong for his inappropriate conduct with sheep.
A&M patented that back in the 1920's.
I'm not sure why you guys would have a problem with someone suing to enforce a legitimate copyright as soon as it goes national. A&M probably didn't see any financial impact by a bad team in the pacific northwest selling stuff for their team. I'd bet someone has the term "baseline bums" copyrighted, and would sue to enforce it. Spurs fans might be annoyed if someone else was using it as their own.
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