Ferrari threatened "cease and desist" on Deadmau5 over "Purrari 458"

[HellHound]

Regardless of whether or not they actually can take legal action, I find it absurd that somebody there gave enough of a damn to file this.

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[Menen]

Regardless of whether or not they actually can take legal action, I find it absurd that somebody there gave enough of a damn to file this.

the Italians have nothing better to do.

[Blockzillahead]

wow check out these jokers. ferrari deserves better. glad you guys arent actual fans of them and their work. id be embarrassed as a sports car company to have that atrocity roaming the streets and losers justifying it. im pretty sure any other car company with some dignity would do the same thing

the logo is hardly similar, for one thing. and he wasn't making money off of it either

its the exact same thing but grey and a cat instead of a horse. its copyright infringement.

and they werent referring to the gay ass wrap around the car. they were referring to the symbols and custom floor mats(whatever the forget those look like) (OH YEAH because the material used inside the car is also ferrari copyrighted material)
he was rebranding the ferrari car as something else. major no no with any other company

[Doughboy]

that is one ugly lookin automobile

[mod-man]

and they werent referring to the gay ass wrap around the car. they were referring to the symbols and custom floor mats(whatever the forget those look like) (OH YEAH because the material used inside the car is also ferrari copyrighted material)
he was rebranding the ferrari car as something else. major no no with any other company

but are the millions of people that know what a ferrari is just going to suddenly think "oh thats a purrari brand that is in every way from the make and model of the car owned by deadmau5, not ferrari" ?

[*FacePalm*]

if i manufactured supercars and some nerd-ass white boy put nyan cat on it id do the same thing

[Blockzillahead]

but are the millions of people that know what a ferrari is just going to suddenly think "oh thats a purrari brand that is in every way from the make and model of the car owned by deadmau5, not ferrari" ?

i buy a game, i change the exe file name to something that resembles the original then go in game and change the title or anything to do with the name to my new name, rebrand it as a better version or new version of the original, go flash it to everyone and make videos on it.
the guys who made the original game would not like me and call me a douchebag. they would send me an angry letter threatening me because the name is copyrighted to the game. i cant go around doing that. same thing applies for cars.

[Foxscotch]

he was rebranding the ferrari car as something else.

which doesn't matter and is legal. because he wasn't selling it or even claiming he made it

i buy a game, i change the exe file name to something that resembles the original then go in game and change the title or anything to do with the name to my new name, rebrand it as a better version or new version of the original, go flash it to everyone and make videos on it.
the guys who made the original game would not like me and call me a douchebag. they would send me an angry letter threatening me because the name is copyrighted to the game. i cant go around doing that. same thing applies for cars.

not even comparable
instead, let's say you buy some software, and change the icon for the program. then you take a screenshot to show some people, saying, "I changed the icon for this program!"
that's totally illegal and wrong, right?? definitely not something that people already do all the time and nobody cares about?

[Blockzillahead]

its not legal to go around claiming a ferrari is not a ferrari. like it or not its how car companies work. doesnt matter if he makes a profit or not. the claim kind of tells itself because no one else made a ferrari called purrari (thank god) and the fact alone that he decided to do that. it would be fine if it was just the stupid wrap around the car(im glad the idiot removed it and acted as if ferrari held him at gunpoint to do it lol)

the name ferrari was no where to be found on it. instead it was replaced by a mocking name of ferrari and its logo. copyright infringement. he should be convicted for attempted murder of ferrari

[Foxscotch]

its not legal to go around claiming a ferrari is not a ferrari. like it or not its how car companies work. doesnt matter if he makes a profit or not. the claim kind of tells itself because no one else made a ferrari called purrari (thank god) and the fact alone that he decided to do that. it would be fine if it was just the stupid wrap around the car(im glad the idiot removed it and acted as if ferrari held him at gunpoint to do it lol)
the name ferrari was no where to be found on it. instead it was replaced by a mocking name of ferrari and its logo. copyright infringement. he should be convicted for attempted murder of ferrari

sources pls because in the united states in 2014 that's not copyright infringement and car companies don't have magical extra copyright laws reserved for them

[PowerDag]

he should be convicted for attempted murder of ferrari

hey uh do you maybe wanna calm down there buddy
i mean ferrari makes some really nice cars but deadmau5's isn't the only one they've produced. plus if it's his car that he bought with his money, he's pretty much free to do what he wants with it (besides remove or obstruct the license plates/lights/etc.). from what i've seen though the car was leased so ferrari owns it, not him.

[Foxscotch]

he's pretty much free to do what he wants with it (besides remove or obstruct the license plates/lights/etc.)

well, he's still free to do that too
you really can do whatever you want with your car. limits like that aren't telling you what you can't do to your car, exactly. they're just telling you what you can't do on their roads, if you do certain stuff to your car

[PowerDag]

well, he's still free to do that too

it is illegal to drive with a car that does not have license plates on it. i believe it is also illegal to drive without functional lights on the car, not the mention very dangerous. i don't know where you got this idea.

you really can do whatever you want with your car. limits like that aren't telling you what you can't do to your car, exactly. they're just telling you what you can't do on their roads, if you do certain stuff to your car

again, from what i can tell the car was leased to deadmau5, so it wasn't actually his, he just was allowed to drive it. really there's no point arguing about him being able to do anything to his car -- we all know that, we're not stupid, but for one it isn't actually his as i've stated before, and two even if you can do whatever to your car, you have to have it within a specific set of guidelines for it to pass inspection and be allowed  to be driven on the roads.

[Duhman115]

So, Deadmau5 leased the car, or didn't he?

[Blockzillahead]

what sources. trademark/copyright infringement 101. ferrari is a company that produces brand name cars. they own the name ferrari. you buy their cars and use them. you cant modify their cars and claim them as another brand even if its a made up fantasy. that would break their terms of agreement (im sure they actually hand these to you on paper if you purchase the car. its a luxury brand). that the car you own is actually property of ferrari and not someone else. doi

mercedes did something similar before
http://www.worldcarfans.com/112032142605/mercedes-300-sl-replica-destroyed-for-copyright-infringement
gm would like to join the club
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/gm-files-copyright-infringement-on-mongoose-motorsports-over-replica-corvette-grand-sport-ar86840.html

its basically a replica of the car. purrari is a replica of ferrari. not allowed, anywhere, for anything

bentley has joined the fight
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2454893/Replica-Bentley-body-kits-banned-judge-says-infringe-luxury-car-firm-s-copyright.html

you cant justify it with "oh hey its his car he can do anything to it". yeah anything that doesnt involve destroying the intellectual property of ferrari.

bmw youre up
http://www.out-law.com/articles/2012/july/replica-alloys-seller-infringes-bmw-community-design-and-trade-mark-rights-high-court-rules/

my best pal lamborghini agrees
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/18/lamborghini-sues-vegas-restaurant-and-exotic-car-dealer-for-trad/

yeah you may argue these arent originals but just replicas or different situations like body style infringement rather than logo and symbols. but a purrari is a replica of ferrari on its own, even if it uses the real thing under it. ferrari would also include the body structure infringement point if it wasnt an actual ferrari.

rebranding a popular car as something else, even if its the real thing or not or the name is made up, not allowed

id like someone to buy a lamborghini and stick ferrari symbols and logos all over it. im curious to see which one throws the fist first. lamborghini for having its car attached to the ferrari logo? or ferrari for having its logos attached to a lamborghini?

yeah im not a lawyer so theres no point in debating anymore. im probably wrong whatever but i still believe youre not allowed to rebrand a ferrari as a purrari