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re: Kevin Butler actor sued by Sony
Posted on 10/9/12 at 8:39 pm to Alabama Slim
Posted on 10/9/12 at 8:39 pm to Alabama Slim
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With our court system the way it is: Sony will win.
as they should.
Not so fast. Nothing wrong with what he did. I bet the contract said Kevin Butler couldn't be in any other commercials. It makes no sense that Jerry Lambert can't appear in any other commercial ever.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bridgestone has now responded to those claims, saying "Mr. Lambert is one of the actors who appeared in the commercial as a Bridgestone engineer. Bridgestone denies that 'Kevin Butler' appears in the Bridgestone commercial discussed herein and thus denies that he speaks or does anything whatsoever in the commercial." Bridgestone will reportedly fight the suit on the grounds that Sony does not actually own a trademark for the Kevin Butler character, and that “the character has not acquired secondary meaning and that there is no likelihood of confusion among consumers.”
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Posted on 10/9/12 at 10:14 pm to Moss
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bridgestone has now responded to those claims, saying "Mr. Lambert is one of the actors who appeared in the commercial as a Bridgestone engineer. Bridgestone denies that 'Kevin Butler' appears in the Bridgestone commercial discussed herein and thus denies that he speaks or does anything whatsoever in the commercial."
So they are saying it's okay for him to appear in a similar role to Kevin Butler as long as his name isn't shown as Kevin Butler?
I highly doubt only the name Kevin Butler was in his contract.
Kevin Butler might not speak in the commercial, but Lambert does.
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This post was edited on 10/9/12 at 10:16 pm
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