Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The National Hockey League: Idiots of the Day

No no, mustn't have fans show their love of the team...well, not without paying up first...

The lawyers behind this action are idiots of the highest order. Good luck cleaning up this PR disaster.

The National Hockey League is demanding $89,000 from a Montreal restaurant that displayed a Montreal Canadiens sweater and the words "Go Habs Go" on a sign.

The owner of a Basha franchise in downtown Montreal put an image on an outside wall showing the name of the restaurant and a man slicing shawarma while wearing a red Canadiens sweater.

But a lawyer working for the league sent a letter saying the sweater and the slogan are trademarks, and that the owner will have to pay the sum for copyright infringement.


Read more here.

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