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Gh0stRider 02-07-2013 09:41 AM
City of Surrey angry over parody T-shirts
 
According to Business In Vancouver, City of Surrey has sent a cease and desist letter to SurreyShirts.com for selling hoodies and T-shirts that highlight the city’s crime problem.

The city claims the SurreyShirts.com is violating its copyright by parodying its official logo and slogan “The future starts here.” into “The future ends here.”

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/better-safe-tha...blem-1.1146533

http://i1.wp.com/www.hellovancity.co...size=484%2C589

http://i2.wp.com/www.hellovancity.co...size=528%2C576

:lawl:

Jgresch 02-07-2013 09:43 AM
the "Better safe than Surrey" made me lol

snails 02-07-2013 09:48 AM
haha the website is currently down! :okay:




edit:
nvm yay! now take my money offensive surrey shirts!

GLOW 02-07-2013 09:49 AM
^-:lawl:

Gh0stRider 02-07-2013 09:49 AM
you gotta refresh it a few times. it still there.

Mozo 02-07-2013 12:27 PM
Great job on the city's part on giving this guy some attention. I bet hes gonna sell alot more clothing in the next few weeks.

Quote:
Quoted from Vancitybuzz.com:

Snippet from the letter:

“We require you to immediately cease and desist from this practise as you do not have permission to use the city’s logo in any promotional capacity,” the email from Huynh said. “Failure to comply will result in the city seeking redress through the courts.”
Don Pitcairn said he will not comply and the City of Surrey backed away from legal action because they realised they really didn’t have much of a case because changes to the Copyright Act last year holds that parody and satire do not infringe on copyright.

Pitcairn claims his images and slogans are anti-gang, anti-gun messages. Although in the eyes of many youth and residents outside of Surrey may see it otherwise.

TheKingdom2000 02-07-2013 12:40 PM
Is it illegal to parody slogans/sayings?
WTF is this bs?

DEADBEA7 02-07-2013 12:54 PM
SURREY WUUUUTTT LOL

asahai69 02-07-2013 12:56 PM
thank god i'm neither from, nor live in surrey..................

Soundy 02-07-2013 12:56 PM
http://www.netanimations.net/animate...aming-baby.gif

ts14 02-07-2013 12:57 PM
perfect. that will be a nice addition with my northface and addidas track pants.

DEADBEA7 02-07-2013 01:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ts14 (Post 8154075)
perfect. that will be a nice addition with my northface and addidas track pants.
It'll be essential to looking like a bawws while rollin in the rebuilt title Escalade on 22"s

DEY MIRIN' U BRO

StylinRed 02-07-2013 01:10 PM
heard about it this morning


http://surreyshirts.com/avactis-imag...SURREYFINA.jpg


gave me a great laugh

bing 02-07-2013 01:29 PM
^The store should send a free copy to Jamie Bacon and see if he'll model it for greater authenticity.

b0unce. [?] 02-07-2013 01:45 PM
im waiting for the site to be back up and order a shirt :lol

BE SAFE THAN SURREY

finbar 02-07-2013 01:54 PM
Too much traffic since the city pitched a bitch. :fullofwin:



http://www.bumptobean.com/wp-content.../pacifiers.jpg

Matlock 02-07-2013 03:14 PM
Hahaha, if anything all that the City of Surrey did was give them free advertising and increase their sales.

JesseBlue 02-07-2013 03:22 PM
i live in surrey and i think that's great! he said it himself that it makes him proud to live in surrey..haha

winson604 02-07-2013 03:44 PM
Oh man I remember way back my friend was walking down the street and randomly found some Surrey DVD in a bush. 10 years or so later I have yet to watch it yet. I'll post a picture later tonight haha.

Alby 02-07-2013 03:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by mx703 (Post 8154064)
Is it illegal to parody slogans/sayings?
WTF is this bs?
it is legal. a law was passed years ago allowing it to do so, but for commercial purposes, who knows

El Bastardo 02-07-2013 04:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by winson604 (Post 8154243)
Oh man I remember way back my friend was walking down the street and randomly found some Surrey DVD in a bush. 10 years or so later I have yet to watch it yet. I'll post a picture later tonight haha.

I kind of want to watch it.

winson604 02-07-2013 06:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by El Bastardo (Post 8154299)
I kind of want to watch it.
I do too but for some reason it's been sitting in my room back at my parents house for almost 10 years. I'm heading over tonight, I think it's time. I'll let you know haha.

LethalLaw 02-07-2013 07:16 PM
Lol... Just came across this on YouTube

winson604 02-07-2013 07:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LethalLaw (Post 8154449)
Lol... Just came across this on YouTube http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&...42080656,d.cGE
ROFL! Yes! That's the DVD I have at home. Oh god.

SkinnyPupp 02-07-2013 07:36 PM
If they were really smart, they would know that the best way to handle it is to ignore it. Now they gave them a bunch of press, so you are going to see a lot more losers wearing these things


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