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Topic	Actual cultural appropriation example
Serious Cat 08/06/18 12:17:37 AM #78:	WaterLink posted... Look at it from an outsiders perspective with no dog in the fight. They had ample time to lock down the name. They didnt. He did. So he wins, ok? Name of the game. Wanna beat them? Get better at the game. The problem with locking down a name in this case is that it's already ubiquitous and not therefore not something you can lay exclusive claim to. If "aloha poke" is already in use as a generic term for a style of poke, the trademark should not have been granted in the first place. --- I are Serious Cat This is serious thread <cite>Serious Cat posted [p:906343564] in Actual cul... [t:76872154]...</cite> <quote><cite>WaterLink posted...</cite> <quote>Look at it from an outsiders perspective with no dog in the fight. They had ample time to lock down the name. They didnt. He did. So he wins, ok? Name of the game. Wanna beat them? Get better at the game.</quote> The problem with locking down a name in this case is that it's already ubiquitous and not therefore not something you can lay exclusive claim to. If "aloha poke" is already in use as a generic term for a style of poke, the trademark should not have been granted in the first place. --- I are Serious Cat This is serious thread</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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