If you enjoy the fact that a company called PeerViews apparently claims ownership of the term “Small Law,” you’re going to love this latest piece of IP ridiculousness.
Rapper Chris Webby has sent a cease and desist order to the Webby Awards. He wants them to stop using the hashtag, #webby.
I’m pretty sure that trademarking hashtags is one of the prerequisites for the Rapture.
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And yes, of course Chris Webby made a video about his legal complaint…
You can read the full cease and desist letter on Tumblr. After reading it, I quickly moved to trademark: #Elie, #Walrus, #typo, and of course #whitepeoplereallypissmeoffsometimes.
I did all that not because the cease and desist letter scared me, but because Chris Webby made a YouTube clip. Can you say #serious?
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We’re fighting over hashtags, people. Long live lawyers.
Infringement and Dilution of Trademark Rights of Chris Webby [Tumblr]