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Mormon dating site sued by Mormon church
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If your religion is true, do you really need to hide behind copyright?"I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostIf your religion is true, do you really need to hide behind copyright?
Um, yes - otherwise you can have 'Roman Catholic Committee for Abortion on Demand' which looks like the RCC but isn't. There is legitimate reason to protect some trademarks and copyrights (they aren't the same thing).
That said, this doesn't appear to be much of a case. The RCC could legitimately defend 'Roman Catholic' but it couldn't defend 'Catholic' - the term is commonly used. 'Mormon' is such common parlance that I doubt it can be defended like that - and since it's not the actual name of the church, very difficult to show harm to the brand.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostUm, yes - otherwise you can have 'Roman Catholic Committee for Abortion on Demand' which looks like the RCC but isn't. There is legitimate reason to protect some trademarks and copyrights (they aren't the same thing).
That said, this doesn't appear to be much of a case. The RCC could legitimately defend 'Roman Catholic' but it couldn't defend 'Catholic' - the term is commonly used. 'Mormon' is such common parlance that I doubt it can be defended like that - and since it's not the actual name of the church, very difficult to show harm to the brand."The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven...." Joseph Smith
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Originally posted by NRA-Jeff View PostThat was well said, IMO. But I wonder if there might be some potential for harm to a church's reputation if two people use such a site to hook up and it doesn't end well--say, for example, one person assaults the other? In the inevitable resulting lawsuit, could the plaintiff's lawyer cause trouble for the church?
No, since the church has no legal or financial ties to the site they aren't libel for any actions of the site. The risk would be to the brand (having a lot of publicity in which people might confuse the two), but no legal or fiscal risk to the church from any direct action."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostThanks.
No, since the church has no legal or financial ties to the site they aren't libel for any actions of the site. The risk would be to the brand (having a lot of publicity in which people might confuse the two), but no legal or fiscal risk to the church from any direct action."The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven...." Joseph Smith
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Originally posted by NRA-Jeff View PostValid point. I do recall, however, the McDonald's lawsuit, where an Illinois family who just happened to be named McDonald had been running a diner, and the megafranchise sued them, trying to force them to stop calling their restaurant "McDonald's Family Restaurant" --presumably on the grounds that people could confuse the two, and somehow hurt business for the megafranchise.Watch your links! http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/fa...corumetiquette
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Originally posted by DesertBerean View PostBecause of the fiscal impact.
Somehow I can't picture the LDS being impacted in anyway by an entity they have nothing to do with to begin with.Last edited by NRA-Jeff; 06-18-2014, 02:35 PM."The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven...." Joseph Smith
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Originally posted by NRA-Jeff View PostValid point. I do recall, however, the McDonald's lawsuit, where an Illinois family who just happened to be named McDonald had been running a diner, and the megafranchise sued them, trying to force them to stop calling their restaurant "McDonald's Family Restaurant" --presumably on the grounds that people could confuse the two, and somehow hurt business for the megafranchise.That's what
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Yep that was the first thing that came to my mind!Watch your links! http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/fa...corumetiquette
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