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Can A Moron In A Hurry Tell The Difference Between A Nude Model And A Car?
from the I-would-hope-so dept
An anonymous reader sends in word of yet another highly questionable trademark infringement lawsuit, as Toyota, makers of Lexus vehicles has filed a lawsuit against a nude model, who goes by the name Alexus Winston (link is probably NSFW, depending on your work environment). As the folks at Fleshbot note: "Lexus is a line of luxury automobiles put out by Toyota. Alexus Winston is a naked model." Anyone want to volunteer to be the moron in a hurry to prove that it's rather easy to tell the difference between the two?
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What's the hurry?
I would like to take some time to examine this issue in detail to determine if there is infringement.
I'll need one of each model of Lexus automobile, and the lady in question.
I'll get back to you in a few weeks.
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Well, I *would* like to ride in both of them....
HA!
Thank you, I'm here all week. Tip your waitress, and thank the chef.
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Oh! Oh! Me! Me! I'll do it LOL.
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I am totally available for this task!!
Although, I am pretty sure the task will require quite a bit of research into other models to make sure that no nude model could ever be mistaken for a luxery car...which means I will probably need a Lexus to compare against the models.
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OH MAN
Okay, this tops the laugh factor on the previous article. HAHAHA. I
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One big similarity
One big similarity...I can't afford either of them.
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poke
ill drive that lexus... but i dont like to poke glasses of water.
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Clearly the lawyers did this just to see if they could get her in a courtroom with them (especially since the defendant would have to provide full disclosure of their "evidence" to the plaintiff)
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I once had a roomate named, "Alexus" whom everyone just called, "Lexi", for short.
But back on story, will Toyota also sue "Lexus Locklear", http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516911/
She can be seen in prize winning films, such as "Debbie Does Dallas '99" aka, "Debbie Does Dallas: The Next Generation".
And what about "Lexi Belle", will Toyota also go after her too?
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More for Toyota to Sue
Clearly Toyota isn't suing nearly enough 'infringers'
http://alexussteakhouse.com/
http://web.mac.com/alexus309/AlexusSheppard/Welcome.ht ml
http://alexus.biz/
http://www.alexusconsulting.com/
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Hmph
Ah, the things I'd do to that car...
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Nude model
These guys should hire me to go to every strip joint in Texas to understand the real depth of the issue
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great, another corporate entity thinking with it's lawyer organ too much.
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This...is...absolutely...ridiculous.
Wow.
Speechless. WTG Toyota. You've really outdown yourselves this time.
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You should take all those links
Send them to Toyota and Lexus.
Either that or file a "friend of the court" brief to show that Lexus is using "Selective Enforcement" to make the woman change her stage name, and I do doubt it's her real name :)
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Judicial Scrutiny
A bit of Judicial Scrutiny is in order. And an Order is hereby Entered Requiring that Depositions be taken in chambers.
Since, by definition, nudity implies she is "thong-less". It is therefore Ordered that the RIAA shall not be accepted as Plaintiff in this case, on grounds their claim would be valid only if she sang a "thong", which she did not.
Has she been checked by Alexis.com to ensure she does not have their Toolbar Tracker installed in her browser, which might be a copyright violation? By the way, the Court will need to make a further inquiry to identify the exact location of her browser. Bailiff, please escort the Defendant to Chambers immediately so that this examination may commence. Discovery could take an extraordinary amount of time, so this case is continued.
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Re: Judicial Scrutiny
Oh come on now... you know it will only take a minute.
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I was wondering why them headlights had nipples!
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lol
simple, yet brilliant
9/10
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Someone should let Daimler AG know about this, I'm sure there are some strippers/pron-stars that go by the name Mercedes.
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moron in a hurry says:
For a split-second, but only for a split-second I thought I saw an expensive vehicle with a nice rack.
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well, she does seem to have the high beams on.......
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I'd like to cross-examine the witness.
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Well-built, stylish, holds her value well... OK, fine, I can see how Toyota could be confused ;-)
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Toyota should be careful
I'm no lawyer, but the Lexus logo looks awfully close to the Legion of Super-Heroes logo, which is owned by DC Comics... which is owned by Time Warner. Does Toyota really want to mess with Time Warner in these kinds of lawsuits?
To be honest, as a comic book fan, I always wondered why Toyota put the Legion's logo at the end of some of their car commercials. ;)
Lexus logo:
http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/808440
Legion of Super-Heroes logo:
http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/covers/dc/dcu/loshv2_12.jpg
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I'm fairly busy but I guess I could volunteer
I'll take one for the team.
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Actually, it is quite easy to confuse the too. The model has boobs and Toyota's legal counsel are boobs.
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Class-Action Lawsuit
I think that all those individuals with a parental given name of "Alexis", "Alexus" and "Lexus" or "Lexi" should form a class-action lawsuit against Toyota for choosing to name the car with the same name as they're entitled to, given the obvious confusion that can arise in normal day-to-day conversation.
Think of the defamation that can arise, and the damage to a person that can arise from a simple water-cooler comment like a guy taking his Lexus out for a "drive" and the listener relating that to a secretary in the same office!
Oh, the shame!
They need to rise up and defend their names!
(if for no other reason than to prove how stupid this all is...)
Then, take this to the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VanOC) and slap them in the face for the h*ll they're giving Vancouver, BC businesses for referring to "Olympic" or "2010" without paying royalties...
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