Hells Angels to Sue Disney
Courtesy of "Bikes (Motorcycles) in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News" comes the news that the Hells Angels MC is suing Disney for trademark infringement.That would be someone suing a company reknowned for protecting its own copyright and trademarks.
How so? Well Touchstone Pictures is making a film this year called "Wild Hogs" with Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and John Travolta. The plotline is:
"A group of middle-aged wannabe bikers look for adventure out on the open road, where they soon encounter a chapter of the Hell's Angels."
And therein lies the problem: "HELLS ANGELS and the skull logo (R) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered in the USA and in many other countries. All logos and designs of Hells Angels are trademark-protected (TM) and protected according to international law. Copying and other use is not allowed." They claim that Disney are using their trademarks to promote the film before it's made.
3 Comments:
We are very protective of our name and death head. The reason is that there are many people who like to make money at our expense. We don't mind that too much, it would just be nice for them to ask first!
Whatever your view of Hells Angels, we are the only ones to know the REAL truth about who and what we are. We are ALWAYS depicted badly in films - we are happy to laugh at ourselves but it really does cause us problems. Yes, we're right to sue Disney
Damn right too! Disney are quick to sue when anyone uses their trademarks which make it even more remarkable of them to use the Angels' marks without prior agreement.
I've never had a problem with the HA and frankly the way that any bike clubs are depicted in the mass media leaves a lot to be desired.
Keep me posted as to how it turns out?
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