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mag_lover05
03-23-2007, 05:33 PM
Smart Parts Ad in pb2x. they copy righted/trademarked "Pwnage , n00b, and l337".
from pbn
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/screwxauthority/pwnd.jpg
what will they do next? :ninja:
Cow hunter
03-23-2007, 05:36 PM
lovin this part
*tournament wins do not include NPPL, PSP, or NXL series championships
Smart Parts Ad in pb2x. they copy righted/trademarked "Pwnage , n00b, and l337".
from pbn
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/screwxauthority/pwnd.jpg
what will they do next? :ninja:
:rofl:
At first I thought you were joking...
This is for real, right?
mag_lover05
03-23-2007, 05:47 PM
totally serious...and yes cow hunter its the best part...
FiXeL
03-23-2007, 06:08 PM
Screw SP, screw it all for that matter.. Who needs agg slang anyway?
Smoothice
03-23-2007, 06:26 PM
Smart Parts Ad in pb2x. they copy righted/trademarked "Pwnage , n00b, and l337".
from pbn
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/screwxauthority/pwnd.jpg
what will they do next? :ninja:
I don't even know what that slang means. Good thing it is illegal for me to use it.
If anybody would like to translate the above mentioned slang I am curious.
Ninjeff
03-23-2007, 07:16 PM
"pwnd" came from "owned" which basically came from "to own".
Long story short, it all means that you got beat. Most of the time it means you got beat pretty badly. All in all its just another slang term that leads kids into thinking that kicking teh snot out of someone is far cooler than having respect for.....well, anything.
j00=you
leet=elite
Eg: I pwnd j00 cause im a leet haxor."
Also known as stupidity.
GroovYChickeN 2.o
03-23-2007, 07:19 PM
Wow, they have transcended the barriers of social grouping. They have stolen something that originated out of the internet/gamer community. Thanks SP for ruining a part of my life completely unrelated to paintball. :cuss:
pepple84
03-23-2007, 07:23 PM
this is going to result in 12 year olds being sued all over the Half-life 2 and Halo gaming communities
....maybe i can game in peace now.... :clap:
mag_lover05
03-23-2007, 07:28 PM
keep in mind special ops paintball tried to copyright/make WOODSBALL their TM. that fell apart...
but now everytime you use the word...you owe sp 50 bucks. :p
seriously though...how are they gona pull that off?
Dark Side
03-23-2007, 07:30 PM
Wow, SP really has no ethics as a company do they? I can understand copyrighting material, titles or names but slang? Especially slang that has been around for several years now.
:tard:
olinar
03-23-2007, 07:32 PM
not only did they not start those slang words but they arent even used very often for merchandising. this was a pretty pointless copyright.
Ninjeff
03-23-2007, 07:56 PM
where did it say the copyrighted anything? You cant copyright words...or "slogans" as it were. You can trademark them though.
Ninjeff
03-23-2007, 07:57 PM
this is going to result in 12 year olds being sued all over the Half-life 2 and Halo gaming communities
....maybe i can game in peace now.... :clap:
AMEN!
kruger
03-23-2007, 08:07 PM
This is silly. But, I am glad that there is not a lot of "T baggin" in paintball :rofl:
Smart Parts Ad in pb2x. they copy righted/trademarked "Pwnage , n00b, and l337".
from pbn
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/screwxauthority/pwnd.jpg
what will they do next? :ninja:
Trademarked not copy right. The logo is exclusively theirs although you can use those words in speach, written or whatever as copyright goes to whoever "coined" the term.
this is going to result in 12 year olds being sued all over the Half-life 2 and Halo gaming communities
....maybe i can game in peace now.... :clap:
lol I am with ya....if only some GOOD could come from SP :cry:
Coralis
03-24-2007, 12:32 AM
I heard that they were going to try and patent the english language also since its not patented at the moment and also autonomous breathing so that every time you take a breath you owe them a buck.
ProblemKinder
03-24-2007, 01:12 AM
lol I am with ya....if only some GOOD could come from SP :cry:
what about the ion?!?! :tard:
Pneumagger
03-24-2007, 01:35 AM
wouldn't the creators of "warcraft" own "pwned"?
I mean, they started it, and the word has been an internet commonality for like a decade. Same with leet.
Sadly, there is not a smiley on any forum that can depict how I feel about Smart Parts.
ProblemKinder
03-24-2007, 01:58 AM
i'm trying really hard to be surprised :eek: as I look at that advertisement. it's not working. :(
everytime i visit SP's website the walls in my room bleed.
Chaos_Theory!
03-24-2007, 06:24 AM
lol, wow, a lot of you are getting way to worked up over this. Anyone else can still use terms like that, SP doesnt own the word/phrase or anything. They are just using it and thats it. I admit im not a fan of SP but please STFU with this stuff already. Not everything they do is evil (their ad for example) and most of you just jump to conclusions w/o knowing anything about what your saying.
WenULiVeUdiE
03-24-2007, 08:03 AM
wouldn't the creators of "doom" own "pwned"?
I mean, they started it, and the word has been an internet commonality for like a decade. Same with leet.
It is done within an industry. For example, FEP can trademark the name Quest when it is related to paintball. Nissan can trademark the name Quest when it is related to the auto industry.
Kinda silly, but why not...
usagi_tetsu
03-24-2007, 09:51 AM
Almost makes me wanna go out and start using the silly little slang terms just to see if I can draw fire from SP's cadre of lawyers. Almost. We do have to maintain standards, after all.
Does anybody remember SP's ad campaign that came out right after they acquired Dynasty? Dynasty had been on this big roll, winning bloody everything, SP picks 'em up and starts touting all of D's championships in their ads... all of them won with someone else's marker and equipment.
BuyMyMag
03-24-2007, 10:31 AM
I saw this in the latest issue of Paintball Sports Mag. I didn't quite catch on to the trademark, but I specifically remember that advertisement.
Badmovies.org
03-24-2007, 11:36 AM
That is saying that they are trademarking it, meaning another company would not be able to use it in reference to paintball. I would like to say this continues to show they are an evil company, but it is a better example of them being nincompoops.
Lohman446
03-24-2007, 11:55 AM
I love how the name in there definition example just happens to be Dave ;) I would assume a shot at DYE
bentothejam1n
03-24-2007, 12:01 PM
lol, wow, a lot of you are getting way to worked up over this. Anyone else can still use terms like that, SP doesnt own the word/phrase or anything. They are just using it and thats it. I admit im not a fan of SP but please STFU with this stuff already. Not everything they do is evil (their ad for example) and most of you just jump to conclusions w/o knowing anything about what your saying.
not a fan of sp?? if i remember correctly you have defended sp and the ion in the past....
trevorjk
03-24-2007, 12:35 PM
i can prove that i had "1337" tattoo'd on me 2 years ago... does this mean SP owes me? :D
Badmovies.org
03-24-2007, 12:40 PM
i can prove that i had "1337" tattoo'd on me 2 years ago... does this mean SP owes me? :D
No, as that would be prior art for a patent. This is a trademark.
trevorjk
03-24-2007, 12:42 PM
No, as that would be prior art for a patent. This is a trademark.
i was hoping the smilie showed the sarcasm in my statement....
Badmovies.org
03-24-2007, 12:52 PM
i was hoping the smilie showed the sarcasm in my statement....
I was unsure and concerned that a third party reader would not understand the difference. Trademarks are interesting, in that the company must defend them and use them or else they can be lost. So, Smart Parts is required to enforce their trademark if they wish to keep it.
Chaos_Theory!
03-24-2007, 05:11 PM
Ben - I dont like smart parts much at all. Just because i stick up for them over stupid crap like this doesnt mean anything. Yes i did own an ion and loved it but there wasnt a part on it that was SP (which is prob why it worked amazingly).
mag_lover05
03-24-2007, 09:35 PM
LOL!!!
"add up the numbers yourself"...
last time i checked 5 + 7 +4 +6 = 22 not 23... smart parts people apparently failed math.
trevorjk
03-24-2007, 09:53 PM
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lol...guys, it's a joke, chill.
trevorjk
03-24-2007, 10:05 PM
lol...guys, it's a joke, chill.
oh i know... but come on, they spent how much money to have these ads in how many thousands of magazines and such... to be "pwnd" by there own ad? thats Hi-Larry-us if you ask me :D
latches109
03-24-2007, 10:08 PM
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It's very nice how they give ZERO credit to dynasty for those wins.
Honestly, it's because SP is head over heels rich and can throw dollars at anything they want. Any publicity is good publicity to them.
Stupid yes...but it gets the attention of everybody looking at it....job done to them.
mag_lover05
03-25-2007, 01:22 PM
yup...and entertainment for us :cool:
MoeMag
03-25-2007, 02:17 PM
word...
AZ_09
03-25-2007, 03:18 PM
I saw that in PB2X...
I flipped the page pretty quickly.
Automagsam
03-25-2007, 08:53 PM
*ZING*
WalkingTarget
03-25-2007, 09:30 PM
the funny thing is that SP will start loosing business in a few years when their current crowd finds something they like better, or when the agglets latch onto another team with a 'better' brand.
then the Gardener brothers will keep sueing until they run out of people or money to sue.
christ, the only thing original they have done in paintball is to sue *everyone*. too bad they don't have a patent on that....
mag_lover05
03-25-2007, 09:33 PM
oh but they do... but know one knows it since they didnt really invent it :p
ProblemKinder
03-27-2007, 08:36 PM
It's very nice how they give ZERO credit to dynasty for those wins.
it's not like the players make a difference in a tourny, it's all about who has the better gun. :tard:
Desega
03-28-2007, 03:15 PM
Smart Parts Ad in pb2x. they copy righted/trademarked "Pwnage , n00b, and l337".
I don't see n00b or l337 in there. btw I missed something, what does l337 mean?
it's not like the players make a difference in a tourny, it's all about who has the better gun.
I thought is was who has the better sponsors. :p
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