Watchlords

TemerityB wrote:I don't have a copy of the now-infamous video with Demple and Magan - but I know that Hamilton does. Of course, it's been scrubbed, since nobody at ShopNBC did the slightest thing wrong.

Billy Mays and OxyClean would be proud.

TemerityB wrote:I don't have a copy of the now-infamous video with Demple and Magan - but I know that Hamilton does. Of course, it's been scrubbed, since nobody at ShopNBC did the slightest thing wrong.

Taking down the offending movie tie-in is prudent but scrubbing it would be taking one hell of a chance. Even in the absence of an injunction the IP litigation boilerplate would be best complied with - from Koi's posting:


I'd also conjecture that Valuevision's management is distancing themselves from one Tim Temple's remarks in much the same manner as someone discovering a rattlesnake in their sleeping bag.

First Jawbone is cut loose, Shawn and now Dim?

Oh, the humanity!

Swatch Group, Rolex and even Channel are some rather litigious mother fuckers. (I love litigious mother fuckers in general - they pay my bills and buy my watches). Channel is pro-active in shutting down replica sites. Rolex files suit just because it rains. And Swatch won't let anyone push them around - witness their suit (actually Omega was the plaintiff) against COSTCO for gray market sales. All the way to the USSC and won. The SO's of the world just don't have the funds to staff a legal team to match the heavy hitters. And Shopnbc is named too? Ha! I have never seen ShopNBC but already hate it based on the comments on this forum.

Good work members of this forum who helped make it happen.

Hawk wrote:

TemerityB wrote:I don't have a copy of the now-infamous video with Demple and Magan - but I know that Hamilton does. Of course, it's been scrubbed, since nobody at ShopNBC did the slightest thing wrong.

Taking down the offending movie tie-in is prudent but scrubbing it would be taking one hell of a chance. Even in the absence of an injunction the IP litigation boilerplate would be best complied with - from Koi's posting:


I'd also conjecture that Valuevision's management is distancing themselves from one Tim Temple's remarks in much the same manner as someone discovering a rattlesnake in their sleeping bag.

Tim Temple - everyone's favorite turd in the punchbowl.

AJC wrote:

As of today, June 21 at 2 pm, the folowing photo images could still be found on the Facebook page of Larry Magen. Be sure to read the comments to the right of the photos. To read a bit more clearly, right click and hit "view photo."

Edward Baker on Face-Books (as Eddie Phluff would call it) has a somewhat tenuous grasp on the whole intellectual property thing.

I hope they take S.O. Down and Cripple shopnbc....

we need a nuclear mushroom cloud for the gif's

dave

conjurer wrote:Edward Baker on Face-Books (as Eddie Phluff would call it) has a somewhat tenuous grasp on the whole intellectual property thing.

He apparently has also assigned meaning to the word "identical" previously unknown in the English language.

Nice tattoo, when did Larry go all badass on us?

Mark1 wrote:Nice tattoo, when did Larry go all badass on us?

I believe those are photos sent to Larry by happy members of Stuhrling Nation.

Why doesn't this happen more often?

TemerityB wrote:And to think, ShopNBC is gonna do one of those multi-hour watch show blocks on this very evening (Temple won't be there, apparently), including the launch of the "Stuhrling Prestige" line. Expect the most subdued broadcast on watches ever.

Not to mention hours of squeaky-clean thread scrubbin' on WGs and IAs once this news gets around.

Don't you mean "hackers" will take WG down?

Falstaff wrote:Anytime you have a watch with "Prestige" printed on the dial - you know it doesn't have any.

Like the "Going out of Business" sign that's been hanging on the furniture store for nine years.

I think at this point it's only fair to mention that Larry Magen's "Chillin' With Larry Magen" show at his Acorn.tv website hasn't been on for two weeks. In fact, the week the Swatch suit was announced, he offered a re-run instead of a new show; tonight, another "re-run." He still managed to appear on ShopNBC in the interim.

I'm sure this is all quite coincidental.

It doesn't prevent a part of me from harkening back to the classic Invicta D/D debacle, where Unca Mike, Lalo, and even S. Fingers took a powder for what seemed like weeks...even on their own "watch website."

It certainly seems to be TV watch tango: Never, ever, ever answer a hard question - or even broach the subject - but we'll see you next week with our new TTV.

And yet, they have fan clubs. Unreal.

TemerityB wrote:I think at this point it's only fair to mention that Larry Magen's "Chillin' With Larry Magen" show at his Acorn.tv website hasn't been on for two weeks. In fact, the week the Swatch suit was announced, he offered a re-run instead of a new show; tonight, another "re-run." He still managed to appear on ShopNBC in the interim.

I'm sure this is all quite coincidental.

It doesn't prevent a part of me from harkening back to the classic Invicta D/D debacle, where Unca Mike, Lalo, and even S. Fingers took a powder for what seemed like weeks...even on their own "watch website."

It certainly seems to be TV watch tango: Never, ever, ever answer a hard question - or even broach the subject - but we'll see you next week with our new TTV.

And yet, they have fan clubs. Unreal.

remember when they moved all of the DD threads into one new sub-forum and POOF!!! The disappeared like Puff the magic dragon.

Well I, for one, hope Stuhrling Original survives this lawsuit. If we lose Stuhrling Original, we lose a lot of good material for this forum. That would be a real shame.

jason_recliner wrote:Well I, for one, hope Stuhrling Original survives this lawsuit. If we lose Stuhrling Original, we lose a lot of good material for this forum. That would be a real shame.

Well said, you goddamn bogan!

Agreed: I almost cry when Larry crosses his heart and signs off from the Shop. Bidding the loyal Stuhrling Nation a goodbye.

Koi: did you hear anything back from your Swiss chum? He was going to investigate SO's Swiss-made claims.

repentent wrote:Koi: did you hear anything back from your Swiss chum? He was going to investigate SO's Swiss-made claims.

not yet. He will let me know what happens

1:12-cv-02927-DLI-RLM The Swatch Group (US) Inc. v. Sturhling Original LLC et al
Dora Lizette Irizarry, presiding
Roanne L. Mann, referral
Date filed: 06/11/2012
Date of last filing: 06/14/2012


As of today, no response from Stuhrling unoriginal.

Do you have 30 days to respond before defaulting?

koimaster wrote:1:12-cv-02927-DLI-RLM The Swatch Group (US) Inc. v. Sturhling Original LLC et al
Dora Lizette Irizarry, presiding
Roanne L. Mann, referral
Date filed: 06/11/2012
Date of last filing: 06/14/2012


As of today, no response from Stuhrling unoriginal.