BIG BAD (AND NOW BANNED) T SHIRT

Addicks2009-12-15 22:11:59

I wonder if Fallon's agent has such extensive small print covering his client?

Half baked (well, maybe one tenth baked as it currently stands) and publically aired was great copy about Tiger Woods though, eh?

Good for the media...A YF vs Fallon stuch less cool.  Though I reckon at least one of of the 14 on the "Tiger list" will turn out to be plugging $20,000 interviews on a tissue of lies. Addicks2009-12-15 22:33:59

Happy medium may be to say to YF - go with what you've got, but no more in the future, perhaps?

You think Obama gets to sue for these t-shirts?  Of course he doesn't.  His face or name is trademarked.

And as many have pointed out, we have NO idea whether Fallon knows about this at all.  So lay of the fallon slagging.

Hmmm...not sure it's a great choice of comparison. Political candidates tend to like T-Shirts, mugs, key rings etc.

Jeez, some people need to lighten up. A few people, myself included, make up some silly chants and have a bit of a laugh at the situation and suddenly the Fun Police have stormed the building. FFS.

There are plenty of anti-Obama tees too

Which raises his profile further?

Edit - and I'm sure his party wouldn't want to get embroiled in a 5th (?) ammendment debate...HarryHotspur2009-12-15 22:55:49

Clever use of negative space, no more than that

haha sure thing 

I'm with Terms.  The "Moment of Rory" at precisely 44:05 (1st half) on 14 November (around 19:45 NZ time) is forever etched into my heart.  If Rory wants the cash - give.

As my old man said:

FFS, they'll be wanting money to play for their country next...oh, wait.

 

Eucalyptus polyanthemos

 

Google it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soQcIa05HPg

Did you get Rory's agent's prmission for that link?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaiSHcHM0PA ^And remember: Fallon is Ngati Porou.Stevo2009-12-16 00:04:57

What about the elrich shirts? Got pie? I mean cmon.

There could be a blackmarket for Big Bad tee's.

Big difference Term_X.

We have licensed the photo we used for the Big Bad from a photographer. So we have the right to use it.

The fact that it happens to be a picture of Rory is irrelevant. Do you think every sports star gets a payment every time a photo of them is used in a magazine, or one a poster?

And it's completely different to using the Yellow Fever or Wellington Phoenix logos. The author of those logos owns the copyright, and in the WPX case I think it's also a reg'd trade mark. And in either case you would be "passing off" under the Fair Trading Act.

Smithy2009-12-16 02:01:50

My god some of the reactionson here are so naive, poor Rory, inmagin his big bad agent doing something so shocking and all behind his back and without his knowledge.  Good Rory would never do something like that, bad agent, bad agent. 

Far as I can see neither Fallon, nor his agent have a leg to stand on.

The Photo was licensed and was not, and still is not, and has never been, the property of Rory Fallon.

And The Chant is copyrighted to Tom, who has given the fever permission to use it.

So what's the problem then? Obviously there is one, and obviously it could have been avoided.

I just think the rush here to condemn Fallon is a little unfair when some simple f**king courtesy and common sense at the YF end would have been appropriate. Maybe someone at YF could simply take some responsibility for making a mistake rather than allowing Fallon's reputation to be further tainted here?

I'm with Stevo. What Rory Fallon did on 14 November is what's really important to me, not this YF-is-holier-than-thou bullsh*t.

SACK RORY

This.

All whites kit and merchandise makers Nike may have planned a range of t-shirts for the upcoming world cup to sell in NZ. the "Big Bad" t-shirt would be in direct competition to a NZF or Nike licenced product so maybe they are the ones pushing this issue through his agent. UberGunner2009-12-16 09:10:41

As the UberG says, follow the money.

"White is the new Black"  ...(unless the sponsor sees Red.)
RedGed2009-12-16 09:36:32

Well Nike have done a pretty sh*t job in capitalising on the success, I went into the Nike Shop last week looking to buy a White is the New Black poster but they didn't have any. Hardly had any AW merchandise at all, I realise they got hammered that weekend but I would have thought coming into Xmas they would want plenty of stock in that they should have no trouble shifting on!

Perhaps all eyes are on another of their 'bigger' sponsorship deals at the moment

Has anybody contacted Rory directly, if it isnt possible to contact him without going through his agent, then maybe try through Kevin Fallon to hopefully give us his number. Then we can sweet talk Rory and ask if he minds.

Edit:That whole comment is based on the fact that he knows nothing about it.tomrewi2009-12-16 10:25:25