re: Aggies Sue Indy Colts over use of "12th man"...

Yes! Somebody answered a question without taking offense

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I think in Seattle's case it was settled with a license agreement because a) Seattle recognized that A&M owned the trademark and b) A&M recognized that they might lose the case if it went that far because Seattle had been using the slogan for several (don't know how many) years before anybody noticed. 

In Indy's case, I'll be really surprised if this ends in another licensing agreement. The circumstances are very different. A&M sent its first C&D letter in 2006 and at least one more. Those were apparently ignored. My guess is a judge will order Indy to cut the crap, and that will be that. But I've been wrong before.

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At first I thought the situations were different but theyre some what similar imo. A&m filed the lawsuit in 2006. Yalls responses were they settled because they knew in court they could lose the trademark for allowing Seattle to use it from over the years however long. But if Seattle recognized ownership to a&m and yall filed the lawsuit how is that not actively protecting a&ms copyright?
Then, a&m sent cease and desist to the colts in 2006, they were apparently ignored and now 10 years later are filing suit? Kind of cut from the same cloth you think?
I'm not trying to be offensive, my first post in this thread was 100% troll but I'm just trying to see if any one can understand where I'm coming from. Early I mentioned Im putting more emotion into but when I think of aggies I think of how passionate the students are, and other things but not important.