| deskpro2k3 said: they have the right to sue. think about the fans as well |
Oh, no! Not the fans!
Wait... how does this harm fans, again?
It would make sense if they were suing him for breach of contract, but they're not. It's like they're saying Bridgestone is using the Kevin Butler name and persona (Suing for Trademark Infringement), but in the commercial he's just a fellow employee enjoying a game of Mario Kart.
I mean, what was the man supposed to do? Wear a freaking mask so no one can recognize him? So stupid...
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| DarkD said: Non-compete clauses are standard in everything. If you buy a restaurant for instance like subway, they make you sign a non compete saying you wont also buy a quiznos. Sony has every right to sue, I just don't like seeing someone get hit with a lawsuit. He dug his own grave, he of all people should have known. |
that would make sense if Lambert was working for nintendo, but he wasn't. He was working for bridgestone and this is a bridgestone commercial. So what you just said... not relevant.
TheBardsSong said:
Wait... how does this harm fans, again? |
Are you playing around, or do I have to tell you why?
Besides the fans, this is not an isolated case. Coca-Cola ended a relationship with a Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho, after he drank from a can of Pepsi during a news conference.
it might have something to do with him playing a rival console game.
I'm pretty upset about this. KB is the man, and should be treated as such.
| deskpro2k3 said: they have the right to sue. think about the fans as well |
Seems like Sony is really getting desperate for money these days.
You guys remember that Sony campaign they started I think around 3 years ago at E3? It was about how gamer no matter what their alligiance had only one true love and that it was gaming. And I think at the end Kevin Buttler said something like "all gamer unite" if I remember correctly....
Yeah, so much to that...
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And the history of pointless counter productive asshole lawsuits by Sony continues.
Ajescent said:
Another side of the arugement is. When the Bridgestone/Wii ad came out, EVERYONE instantly said It's Kevin Butler!!!! I seem to recall trying to tell people his name is Jerry Lambert not KB. Why? Because in The advert, they made no attempts to differenciate the Bridgestone character to Kevin Butler. Thereby playing off the clear success of the KB angle without paying any acknowledgement to Sony's IP. |
Jerry Lambert plays a character in numerous places, including Holiday Inn ads, that is funny. They stuff Jerry's unidentified character for the tire ad in a lab jacket, and have him act the way he usually does. Do VPs of anything wear lab jackets? Is Bridgestone supposed to run a banner under their ad saying that is NOT Kevin Butler?
Reality is that Sony had more success with Kevin Butler than they imagined, and likely dropped Jerry Lambert because they wanted to save money. Then, there was backfire later, and they are trying to stop things.
See, you could go and do this... Oh, it is Kevin Butler again, on a road trip!
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