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  Nike sued over a stick-man drawing?
 
You know, I used to think the US had cornered the market on stupid lawsuits, but (URL) is just too funny. (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Nike sued over a stick-man drawing?
 
"Purple Dave" schreef in bericht news:I0z7EJ.1FDM@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) 0716/aponbige/chinanikesued1 (...) In search for the nike commercial I find this (URL) I find that funny. :-) I have seen the commercial and I think the guy has a point. The (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Nike sued over a stick-man drawing?
 
(...) The image link didn't work right because it was in FTX (gotta watch out for those underscores). It should work right in this post, though. (...) Do you mean the xiaoxiao movies? I agree that they're amusing (and by "they", I mean #3+, since (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Nike sued over a stick-man drawing?
 
(...) Sorry for that, I normally post through a newsreader. I forgot to change to "plain text". (...) I agree, the principle of the stickman is of course very old. But the look of the character and movements, he might have a point there. (...) You (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Nike sued over a stick-man drawing?
 
(...) Okay, I've watched it now. Thanks for the link, BTW. It's actually quite an amusing little ad. Now, Even though the Nike version moves in a less jerky manner, pulls all kinds of weird body stunts that the xiaoxiao version doesn't, interacts (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Nike sued over a stick-man drawing?
 
Honestly, I think Nike ripped off xiaoxiao but will win the case ;-) (...) What's that? I live outside the US. (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Nike sued over a stick-man drawing?
 
(...) Would that be the "Law of $" theory? (...) I discovered a while back that they provide internet service outside of the US (specifically the UK, IIRC), so I no longer really consider the fact that non-Americans might not be familiar with them, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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