UK/JMI go after KSR
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If MJ is upset then Ryan has to be doubly upset.
Hope MJ does his show in a power suit tomorrow and Ryan sits next to him holding his briefcase!
So are UK gonna claim the outline of the state of Kentucky, and the color blue copy right protected. If I was Jones, I'd copy a blue wildcat flipping everybody off. Let them take that to court.
I like Matt, I like KSR.
But...
1) I’m sure marketing guys would disagree but I’m skeptical that putting the UK logo on a sign or banner actually increases sales of KSBar. I think a professional banner would have same effect. Now, if you have printed material and it’s a loss because you must now pay for new material, that’s a legit gripe.
2) I’m sure IP guys would disagree but I’m skeptical JMI has any more than a small amount of risk by allowing this. It’s lawyers lawyering. I’m sure there is a slippery slope, but then there is also an easy work around. Take a trademarked sign and juxtapose it against a custom sign. Does that damage IP? No. It’s petty.
But...
1) I’m sure marketing guys would disagree but I’m skeptical that putting the UK logo on a sign or banner actually increases sales of KSBar. I think a professional banner would have same effect. Now, if you have printed material and it’s a loss because you must now pay for new material, that’s a legit gripe.
2) I’m sure IP guys would disagree but I’m skeptical JMI has any more than a small amount of risk by allowing this. It’s lawyers lawyering. I’m sure there is a slippery slope, but then there is also an easy work around. Take a trademarked sign and juxtapose it against a custom sign. Does that damage IP? No. It’s petty.
It is laughable how every time Matt takes a viewpoint on something and then asks Ryan what he thinks, he regurgitates what Jones just said, nearly verbatim. Either they share the same brain, or Lemond is an incredible kiss ***.
Hold on. Can we all just take a moment and savor the fact that JMI-UK just "cancelled" MJ and KSR?
Talk about epic irony.
Talk about epic irony.
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And this is the voice of reason, everyone. KSR has been pushing the envelope on this since the beginning and has been benefitting when they shouldn't have been.
And since he still won't shut up about it - I'm pretty certain that experts came up with how trademarks and such should be used, and like some guy on the radio is always saying you should ALWAYS listen to experts.
They are well within their rights to do what they did, period.
It is dumb to go after your biggest third-party cheerleader, period.
It is dumb to go after your biggest third-party cheerleader, period.
They had a right to go after KSR and they should in order to protect themselves.
So Jones’ position is that he can use a trademarked logo that he does not own in a business context to make money, or at least enhance his sales?
would he say the same thing is the KSR logo was used by someone on here without permission, say , on a t shirt or coffee mug ?
would he say the same thing is the KSR logo was used by someone on here without permission, say , on a t shirt or coffee mug ?
Interesting but also slightly different circumstance as they aren’t selling UK licensed merchandise but using logo as vehicle of promotion.
Would KSR go after me if I sold KSR shirts though? I don’t know that answer. If it was my business, not only would I not go after people for selling the trademark of media, I’d promote them doing that. Whole lot of podcasts promote that open model and make a lot of money from it through promotion.
Remember that story when supposedly someone cut people in line at the concession stand @ Rupp, Matt popped off to the guy, and the guy said something back so Matt takes a pic of him and walks away? Lol dude is soft
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They didn't have to do this to protect themselves. People parroting this just don't understand trademarks. You can grant people a license to use your logo to promote your product. Plenty of places around KY that aren't UK display the UK logo.
Like I said, JMI was entirely within their rights to do this... but they didn't have to do it protect their trademark.
Someone should create a website about KSR that sells advertising and use the exact KSR logo to promote it.
Then, go on the site and talk about the show every day -- both positive and negative (yes, especially mentioning the number of times RLemond says almost verbatim whatever Matt just said when asked his opinion).
If MJones gets upset about that, he's a hypocrite. If not, he's true to his word.
Then, go on the site and talk about the show every day -- both positive and negative (yes, especially mentioning the number of times RLemond says almost verbatim whatever Matt just said when asked his opinion).
If MJones gets upset about that, he's a hypocrite. If not, he's true to his word.
I'm curious the age of the posters here that think ksr is uks biggest cheerleader or source of popularity.
It's actually the exact opposite. If ksr ceased to exist, uk would truck along like always. If uk ceases to exist, that crew is finished. Matt could run for mayor of corbin, ryan do late night sports updates, Shannon do strip club promos, and drew back to two keys replica in his basement.
In reality someone is doing something wrong, knowing it's wrong, yet expects special treatment.
He loves to push and push and push and then when someone finally speaks up he says "don't take it personal" or "we're just joking" or he gets all offended like he has here and plays the victim. Typical
I find it interesting that so many are defending Jones in illegally using UK's trademark. If it's no big deal, why do we even have trademark laws? It's to protect your property. In Matt's case it can debated how much it helped him and his businesses. But you can bet your bottom dollar that it has helped, otherwise he wouldn't have done it or be so upset that he got busted. And for those that say Matt wouldn't mind someone using his trademarks, I say you're crazy.
Didn't Matt get his start by gathering and aggregating UK info and repackaging it for consumption?
And they could do that. He might want to admit he's at fault and hush about it.imagine if they voided his press pass for noncompliance.
Absolutely. His association with Marc Maggard launched him. Maggard was the one with the inside info from what I gather. That and what he gleaned from various sites, like this one. Not to take anything away from Jones, as he was smart enough to steal and present all of that info. He's really parlayed that into quite a business. He's on ESPN radio a lot. He's made a great career for himself. With a dubious start, nonetheless.
The thing is, if they are doing it to KSR, they need to do it for EVERYBODY. You cant just pick and choose.
********. Getting out of recruiting nonsense was best thing Matt Jones ever did, but regardless if there was one recruitment that launched Matt Jones it was Patrick Patterson. He had nothing to do with Marc Maggard
Matt is a walking advertisement for Soy products. What a ball-less chump.
******** to your ********. You don't know what you're talking about. Honestly, you very rarely do. Early on, Maggard had the info. During the Gillispie days. Not even just with recruiting. Matt isn't into basketball recruiting news these days because he no longer gets that info for basketball. He does in football. That's the shift.