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Turkish on 09 October 2012
PearlJam said:
Turkish I hope Sony is paying you well to make those posts, because if those are your real opinions I feel pity for you.

That's the kind of shit you find on N4G and youtube, and quite frankly it stinks up this joint.


I really don't need such posts, the others I can live with, they provide good arguments for discussion. I'm reporting this.



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pokeclaudel on 09 October 2012
Turkish said:
PearlJam said:
Turkish I hope Sony is paying you well to make those posts, because if those are your real opinions I feel pity for you.

That's the kind of shit you find on N4G and youtube, and quite frankly it stinks up this joint.


I really don't need such posts, the others I can live with, they provide good arguments for discussion. I'm reporting this.


Lol I don't know why but this is just hilarious to me. I've been laughing for mins now.



Turkish on 09 October 2012
pokeclaudel said:
Turkish said:
PearlJam said:
Turkish I hope Sony is paying you well to make those posts, because if those are your real opinions I feel pity for you.

That's the kind of shit you find on N4G and youtube, and quite frankly it stinks up this joint.


I really don't need such posts, the others I can live with, they provide good arguments for discussion. I'm reporting this.


Lol I don't know why but this is just hilarious to me. I've been laughing for mins now.

He feels pity for my opinions, can you believe this guy? I reported him for saying that my "kind of shit" stink up this place.



Pokemonbrawlvg on 09 October 2012

The only comparison you can make between the two is their faces. That's it! I'm pretty sure Kevin Butler is more define than a face!

If you watch his commercials as Kevin Butler, you can tell he's over the top and someone who is always in charge. In this particular commercial, he's not using his character, personality, and he's not even wearing the same clothes, so how can you possibly tell me he's being Kevin Butler? Point is, he's not.



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TruckOSaurus on 09 October 2012

It's like that time Marvel got ripped off by NewLine Cinema when they used Magneto in Lord of the Rings.



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MrBubbles on 09 October 2012

sony wont be happy unless he can never work again



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fillet on 09 October 2012
Turkish said:
smbu2000 said:
Turkish said:
smbu2000 said:
Turkish said:
Yeah, no. Portraying that dude in a videogame commercial is clearly trying to eat from Sony's IP.

It was a commercial for Bridgestone who happened to have a promotion that month. 

Perhaps Holiday Inn should sue Sony for having their "Holiday Inn businessman" character stolen by Sony. Mr. Lambert starred in those commercials before the KB ads.


And, was KB promoting the same thing mista holiday inn was promoting? No, so whats your point?

Was that KB in the Bridgestone commercial? No, it was a Bridgestone engineer, who appeared in other Bridgestone commercials before this one as well. He may look like KB, but he's not. Just like KB looks like the Holiday Inn businessman, but he's not.


He is definetly the KB character in this commercial because he's promoting a videogame. The dude is directly associated with playstation over the years. It is trying to live from Sony's IP. No one would have problems if Jerry Lambert was in a commercial selling any other type of products.


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Turkish on 09 October 2012
fillet said:
Turkish said:
smbu2000 said:
Turkish said:
smbu2000 said:
Turkish said:
Yeah, no. Portraying that dude in a videogame commercial is clearly trying to eat from Sony's IP.

It was a commercial for Bridgestone who happened to have a promotion that month. 

Perhaps Holiday Inn should sue Sony for having their "Holiday Inn businessman" character stolen by Sony. Mr. Lambert starred in those commercials before the KB ads.


And, was KB promoting the same thing mista holiday inn was promoting? No, so whats your point?

Was that KB in the Bridgestone commercial? No, it was a Bridgestone engineer, who appeared in other Bridgestone commercials before this one as well. He may look like KB, but he's not. Just like KB looks like the Holiday Inn businessman, but he's not.


He is definetly the KB character in this commercial because he's promoting a videogame. The dude is directly associated with playstation over the years. It is trying to live from Sony's IP. No one would have problems if Jerry Lambert was in a commercial selling any other type of products.


Quoted For Idocy.

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happydolphin on 09 October 2012

K, Turkish, you're getting everyone banned and they shouldn't insult you, but do you at least realize there was something wrong with the logic in your opinion?



pokoko on 09 October 2012

Under the Lanham Act, I think Sony has something of a case. Clearly damage was done to their brand. They will have no problem finding evidence of that with all the articles and forum posts that sprung up after the commercials aired.

Lambert, by holding a video-game controller, associates himself with video-game consoles. Can anyone deny that? Is there anyone who saw the advertisement and did not chuckle or point? Honestly? Then damage was done when the association was made.

I think the important part of the argument is going to be whether or not Wildcat Creek or Bridgestone knew what they were doing when they had Lambert playing a Wii and if it was an intended reference. If it was done to intentionally spice up the commercial then it's pretty obviously a "false or misleading statement". Personally, I have little doubt that Lambert, at least, knew what he was doing, and that Wildcat Creek was making a conscious joke at the expense of Lambert's previous employer.