Caterpillar Sues to Block Movie Release

[moof]

Caterpillar Inc. has sued to block next week's U.S. release of Disney's
"George of the Jungle 2," alleging that the direct-to-DVD movie damages the heavy equipment
maker's reputation.

The Peoria-based company's trademark infringement lawsuit contends the movie ties
Caterpillar to an "evil attacking army" of industrialists seeking to destroy the jungle, a
central theme of the Disney sequel.

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http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7020837.htm

[tlcandie]

1. Omg.. laughing really hard!!!!

:bounce:

Ummm, then maybe they shouldn't design and sell them to terrorists such as Israel to destroy civilian populations and those in the rain forests?

:spank: for Caterpillar

[mmm]

2. I guess the truth hurts

[legin]

3. Mmmmm...

Now they raised the issue maybe this is a good time to stick an I/P oar in.

Nice high profile in the mainstream media Disney v Caterpillar.

[tlcandie]

4. Will this movie become a collector's edition for the Bush/Corporation

resistors in the US? :D

[smallprint]

5. I'd sure like to see it

We've got to teach the children right from wrong somehow...
:evilgrin:

BTW, I posted this story in GD too...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=539056

[neuvocat]

6. I didn't know they were making a sequel.

Thanks, Caterpillar.

[dArKeR]

7. Cat. is hiring Limbaugh to handle the PR on this suit!

[Rose Siding]

8. They are using O'Bully's Fairly unBalanced lawyers

"Wholly without merit" :D

[ThoughtCriminal]

9. They didn't mind "Killdozer"?

Pretty good made for TV movie from the 70's. Based on a Theodore Sturgeon short story I think.

[moof]

10. The Emerald Forest too

Weren't those were Cat bulldozers trashing the rainforest in that ?

[lostnfound]

11. Surely THIS is one of the frivolous lawsuits Bush warned us about..

No?

I think we need to start a collection, for use when the Repubs start pushing for malpractice lawsuit caps.

[bpilgrim]

12. the oil companies should sue them over 'Monsters Inc.'

obviously a thinly veiled plot to make our policy of global oil access like a policy of world wide terror. ;->

peace

[leesa]

13. Sorry, but their reputation has ruined their reputation.