They could just create a theme park instead...

bugfreezer · Post by **bugfreezer** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:37 pm

...but I doubt we could afford the airfare.

Post by **eddiecanuck** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:21 pm

Heard about this a few days ago. Talk about absurd. Like the article said, now that the film is grossing upwards of 1 billion dollars, now the mayor wants a piece.
If not, then why isn't he going to sue DC comics, or any of the other movie's directors? How do you even sue someone on a different continent? I'm sure there is a way, I just don't know about it. Wonder if there is a town of Superman, or Spiderman?

Post by **miftah** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:01 pm

Does anyone actually believe this will get to trial? Since when is a city's name a binding trademark?

I smell a publicity stunt.

bugfreezer · Post by **bugfreezer** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:25 pm

eddiecanuck wrote:If not, then why isn't he going to sue DC comics, or any of the other movie's directors?

He may already have done: (quote follows:)

from the Guardian wrote:"Absent from the campaign in Batman has been the mayor, Huseyin Kalkan, who was awarded damages by DC Comics after a lawsuit over the use of his town's name for the superhero Batman."

- There is not much corroborative evidence of this, mind you.

I'm waiting for him to sue Mars Corp. for the use of the brand name Kal-Kan...except I think that they don't use that now.

They could just create a theme park instead...

They could just create a theme park instead...

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