The asinine Katie Perry verdict in Australia.

[viewing ownly]

The singer, whose stage name is spelled K A T Y, sued a clothing designer, Katie Perry, who was around before the singer was famous, and lost. The singer appealed the case, and now has won. This seems like a dangerous legal decision. 

Here in the U.S., there was a drag queen who went by "Lady A", but when Lady Antebellum decided to shorten their name, the drag queen found himself in a crazy court battle to defend the right to keep his name - and lost. 

The rich and powerful can pick and choose who to essentially steal away the identity of someone else and be given permission in the courts to do so. The way the present U.S. law works, you cannot have a voice that resembles a famous identifiable person and ever get voice work. 

[+ sync]

"No one is above the Law"  😆

[+ FrankR]

4 hours ago, sync said:

"No one is above the Law"  😆

Possible exception: Lucy Lawless! 😋

[mike carey]

6 hours ago, sync said:

"No one is above the Law"  😆

Also, 'The law is an ass'.

[samhexum]

18 hours ago, viewing ownly said:

The singer, whose stage name is spelled K A T Y, sued a clothing designer, Katie Perry, who was around before the singer was famous, and lost. The singer appealed the case, and now has won. This seems like a dangerous legal decision. Here in the U.S., there was a drag queen who went by "Lady A", but when Lady Antebellum decided to shorten their name, the drag queen found himself in a crazy court battle to defend the right to keep his name - and lost. The rich and powerful can pick and choose who to essentially steal away the identity of someone else and be given permission in the courts to do so. 

 

7 hours ago, sync said:

"No one is above the Law"  😆

 

3 hours ago, FrankR said:

Possible exception: Lucy Lawless! 😋

 

38 minutes ago, mike carey said:

Also, 'The law is an ass'.

tale as old as time...

Vanessa Estelle Williams, sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa E. Williams, is an American actress and producer. Williams later went to acting in films and television, In the area of acting, she ran into name conflict with singer/actress and former Miss America Vanessa Williams (also born 1963). Screen Actors Guild rules prohibited duplicate stage naming. Vanessa Estelle had registered the name "Vanessa Williams" first, so as a compromise, the former Miss America was occasionally credited as "Vanessa L. Williams" in acting credits. To compound the confusion, both actresses starred in versions of the drama Soul Food (Vanessa L. Williams in the film version, and Vanessa E. Williams in its TV series adaptation). The Screen Actors Guild eventually took the issue to arbitration and decided both actresses could use the professional name "Vanessa Williams". but only one is ever thought of when people hear the name.

actor Michael Fox (somebody had to add a J because of him)

It's hard to imagine saying Mary Tyler Moore's name any other way. It has been so ingrained into our culture that you can't help but almost sing her name when discussing her career, or her books, or her many awards and recognitions. Her name is one that will live on in history.

What goes into making such a name for oneself? 

In 2012, Moore was honored with a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement award. During the acceptance speech, Moore shared a touching story about her start in the industry. As we all know, Moore made her first appearance on television as Happy Hotpoint, the tiny dancing elf that sold Hotpoint appliances in TV commercials.

Prior to landing this job, Moore had to figure out how to introduce herself in the industry. This meant filing her name with SAG in the hopes of being accepted into their ranks, not an easy feat for someone new to the biz.

"In 1955, I was 18 years old, determined to make my father proud, and prove to the sisters at Immaculate Heart High School that I would indeed amount to something," Moore shared with an enraptured audience.

"So, I sought out the Screen Actors Guild in hopes of becoming a member, but there was a small problem; it seems there were six other Mary Moores on the SAG pages."

This is when she received her first critique.

"Word came back: 'Wanna work in the business? Change your name, sweetheart.' Change my name? Come on, no. I’m Mary. Mary Moore. Everybody is going to know my name. I can’t change my name," she continued. Besides, what would my father say? I mean, it’s his name, too."

Moore reflected on her father's name – George Tyler Moore.

"[T]hen it hit me," she mused. "'Tyler' was my name too. I was Mary Tyler Moore. I spoke it out loud. 'Mary Tyler Moore' sounded right, so I wrote it down on the form, and it looked right. It was right."

At the time, Moore simply wanted to get her SAG application accepted. Little did she know that it would become one of the most well-recognized names in television. 

Edited November 23, 2024 by samhexum
for absolutely NO @%!*ING reason at all!

[viewing ownly]

That was a great story to share, Samhexum. However, I doubt "everybody knows" about her Elf gig. I didn't. Most people for example know Jason Alexander (the short bald actor, not Brittany Spears' first husband), from being on "Seinfeld". However, sitcom dislikers may know him better from the movie "Pretty Woman". Or, people who don't like sitcoms or movies but still watch tv might know him best as the singing, dancing fool promoting McDonald's McBLT - "Hot on one side, cool on the other". You gotta start somewhere. 

[samhexum]

35 minutes ago, viewing ownly said:

That was a great story to share, Samhexum. 

would you expect any less of me?

36 minutes ago, viewing ownly said:

Most people for example know Jason Alexander (the short bald actor, not Brittany Spears' first husband), from being on "Seinfeld".

I beg to differ...  oh, please, please let me differ...

most people know him as the voice of DUCKMAN

or as one of the (unpictured) co-stars of that legendary CBS show ER

you know... ER... the show George Clooney appeared in...

okay... HERE he is in the role he's most associated with...

[viewing ownly]

He also appeared in multiple episodes of "Young Sheldon" as a teacher. And who could forget his bomb sitcom "Bob Patterson", where he appeared on "Monday Night Football" to promote his soon-to-be-cancelled show in a contest that featured hapless, winless teams. Sam, it's a bit scary we may know more about his career than he does. 

[samhexum]

1 hour ago, viewing ownly said:

it's a bit scary we may know more about his career than he does. 

He may not even remember his stint as a major league pitcher a couple of years ago... (in all fairness, it didn't go so well)

Jason Alexander

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB	Awards
2022	29	MIL	NL	-0.8	2	3	.400	5.40	18	11	3	0	0	0	71.2	88	47	43	12	28	0	46	4	0	1	321	75	5.34	1.619	11.1	1.5	3.5	5.8	1.64

Edited November 24, 2024 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[dutchal]

On 11/23/2024 at 12:03 AM, viewing ownly said:

The singer, whose stage name is spelled K A T Y, sued a clothing designer, Katie Perry, who was around before the singer was famous, and lost. The singer appealed the case, and now has won. This seems like a dangerous legal decision. 

Here in the U.S., there was a drag queen who went by "Lady A", but when Lady Antebellum decided to shorten their name, the drag queen found himself in a crazy court battle to defend the right to keep his name - and lost. 

The rich and powerful can pick and choose who to essentially steal away the identity of someone else and be given permission in the courts to do so. The way the present U.S. law works, you cannot have a voice that resembles a famous identifiable person and ever get voice work. 

This is wrong in a critical aspect.  The fashion designer's name is NOT Katie Perry, but Katie Taylor.  The court found that she trademarked KATIE PERRY after Katy Perry had become famous and thus was trying to trade on her fame.

https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/full/2024/2024fcafc0149

 

[samhexum]

2 minutes ago, dutchal said:

This is wrong in a critical aspect.  The fashion designer's name is NOT Katie Perry, but Katie Taylor.  The court found that she trademarked KATIE PERRY after Katy Perry had become famous and thus was trying to trade on her fame.

BITCH!!!