By Jaquetta White, The Times-Picayune
January 28, 2010, 8:40PM
Count the National Football League among the growing members of Who Dat Nation. After all, they own the phrase — or so they say in cease and desist letters sent out to at least two local T-shirt retailers earlier this month.
In letters sent to Fleurty Girl and Storyville, the NFL ordered the retailers to stop selling a host of merchandise that it says violates state and federal trademarks held by the New Orleans Saints.
Among the long list of things the NFL says is off-limits without a licensing agreement are some obvious violations like the official logo of the Saints and the team’s name. But the one that stands out is “Who Dat.”
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I suggest that the NFL check out Cicr34 at the US copyright office website. If I read it right, they are claiming rights that are not available.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ34.pdf
Whoux Dat
There is a difference between copyright and trademark.
WHO DAT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE PETITION
http://www.petitiononline.com/notonfl/petition.html
New Orleaneans have been saying “Who Dat” long before the Saints came around. Is the NFL now going to claim they also own “Where Y’at Dawlin”?
where was the NFL when the saints were loosing another case of trying to get something for nothing. Go WHO DAT CRAZY
It’s just a distraction to try and get our team not to be focused on there game plan, the same with every thing else going on. The NFL knows that it does not belong to them. They know we are coming in with a lot of spirit and will take this!!! They can’t see a small market team win the superbowl. Just stop and enjoy the hype before the game.
WHO DAT SHOULD BE FOR THE FANS AND THE FANS ONLY NOT THE NFL ONLY FOR THE SAINTS AND THE WHO DAT NATION