Thing is with trademarks you have to defend them or loose them. Parody rules don't matter with trademarks as you still have to show that you are actively trying to protect the mark or slogan. You are much better off to send the C&D because then if it is brought up in a later court case, you can show that you were actively trying to protect the mark.
the only apology it deserves: (Score:3, Insightful)
Anything else is a waste of bits.
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Well, they can't tell the difference between red meat (mammalian) and white meat (fowl), so at least they're consistent.
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They could have just not responded, and then later claimed it got stuck in their "spam" folder.
Stupid lawyers probably wouldn't get it anyway.
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Thing is with trademarks you have to defend them or loose them. Parody rules don't matter with trademarks as you still have to show that you are actively trying to protect the mark or slogan. You are much better off to send the C&D because then if it is brought up in a later court case, you can show that you were actively trying to protect the mark.
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