Liverpool FC allowed to trademarks the city's emblem

[davek]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/live...fc-trademarks-the-liver-bird-100252-27199297/

Disgraceful.

I'm sure the city's elders had it in their mind that some money grubbing private company could claim commercial ownership on their civic identity. The 14th century this symbol goes back to.

Shame on the council for caveing in.

 

[Clint Planet]

Shame on the council for caveing in.

Couldn't agree more. I shall wear my The Bird Is Blue t-shirt all the more now.

Scandalous.

 

[Matt Damon]

Basically the council is that skint. They caved in to RBS.


Disgrace it is.

 

[davek]

Basically what they did was to leave this in the long grass until a change of administration in the council, then press again. I bet a pound to a pinch of [Poor language removed] that the MP who took over from Kilfoyle, Steve Rotherham, was an envoy for them to the new Labour council. I'd like to hear what Warren Bradley's response is to this.

 

[nesky]

This is utterly intolerable. All the more reason to show the blue bird in public.

 

[Matt Damon]

It's absolutely outrageous that THE COUNCIL did a secret deal.

In no way was there public consultation.

In no way did they publicise this "deal" before hand.

So much for open governance

OUTRAGEOUS.

We should submit a Freedom of Information request to find out who the **** allowed this to happen

 

[davek]

Even the Kopites are outraged: http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=262809.0

 

[chicoazul]

I want to fume but can't be arsed really.

 

[Clint Planet]

Even the Kopites are outraged: http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=262809.0

Aye, fair dues to them.

 

[davek]

I want to fume but can't be arsed really.

This is how the nazis started.

 

[chicoazul]

This is how the nazis started.

Too much time spent around Ghost.

 

[HirsuteBlue]

This is how the nazis started.

I got bollocked for something similar the other day. Anyway, they can trademark it if they like, it was on our League Winners medals nearly 100 years ago IIRC, so lets see them alter the history books to accomodate that.

 

[davek]

Anyone displaying that now can be prosecuted.

 

[Goat]

I got bollocked for something similar the other day. Anyway, they can trademark it if they like, it was on our League Winners medals nearly 100 years ago IIRC, so lets see them alter the history books to accomodate that.

Well considering you have been banned 4 times and are still allowed to post, I dont think you can complain much really.

 

[Matt Damon]

Anyone displaying that now can be prosecuted.

Sued. It wouldn't be a criminal case Davek.