bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=106337&ntpid=3 Lampert Smith: Wisconsin wants W abusers whacked SUSAN LAMPERT SMITH Contact Susan Lampert Smith at ssmith@madison.com or 252-6121. Wisconsin's war on those wascally wobbers who are making off with Wisconsin's "motion W" has expanded far beyond that wily corn growing state to our west. Since we last reported on UW-Madison sending a warning to the Waukee School District in Iowa, reminding Waukee that Wisconsin holds the trademark on that style of W, the list of schools that may be violating the "W" trademark has grown to about two dozen. As a result, Cindy Van Matre, the university's head of licensing, has to play Elmer Fudd, chasing down dat wascally wabbit. And where are these W reports coming from? Turns out that after the Waukee whoop- de-doo, schools are watting each other out, wight and weft. It's easy! Post your views or read others' opinions "There was even a school where the students turned themselves in," she said. "They had taken a legal class." In another case, a father turned in his kids' school. "He said he had always felt funny about them using our W," Van Matre said. I promise I'll quit with the W thing. It's just that I have Ws on the brain after surveying a list from the greatest Elmer Fudd of them all, angry W-hunter Mike Hughes. So what's up, doc? Err, Mike? It turns out that Hughes, a Madison native who now lives in Waukee, is still mad that his hometown university is going after his current high school on this issue. He's tracked down bootleg motion Ws from at least 10 schools and reported them to UW-Madison. "It is only fair, if copyright is to be applied, then it must not be selective," says Hughes, who plans to wear his purple Waukee motion W to the next Badger home football game in protest. Hughes' list includes The Woodlands (Texas) High School; Lakota West High in West Chester, Ohio; Cherry Hill (N.J.) West High; Waynesboro (Pa.) Area High; Weston (Conn.) High; Westside High in Clear Fork, W.Va.; Wier High in Weirton, W.Va.; and Westfield (W.Va.) High. And, of course, there is also Weston High School here in Wisconsin, where, one imagines, the administration has more important things to worry about following the shooting death of the school's principal in September. Hughes isn't going to quit until he finds every W thief, predicting, "there are more out there." He's hoping to overwhelm the university, thereby wangling a policy change. That won't happen. Instead, Van Matre says she'll have to write letters to all those schools, informing them that Wisconsin holds the trademark. She said the letter will likely sound friendlier than the legal one Waukee got from the Collegiate Licensing Co. But she has no choice, because if the university doesn't aggressively defend the trademark against use by the little guys, it won't have legal standing if one of the big manufacturers makes off with our W. I understand that, but taking on the high schools is turning Wisconsin into a public relations whipping boy. I wonder if they should declare a W day at Camp Randall? Students representing the offenders could sit in a special section. At halftime, a caricature of Elmer Fudd could round them up and bring them to mid-field, where they'd turn over the illegal W-wear to Bucky Badger. Would that end the war between the Ws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sources 10 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Ridiculously stupid. How is that harming Wisconsin by having high school teams around the country use their W? Oh, that's right. I'm sure they want that $200 a year those boosters make by selling sweatshirts and hats with the logo on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbycurrence 10 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I can remember one time that girlie topless place up on cumberland road had a picture of a beaver on their sign. Me and my trusty paper staff went right up there and told them to take that sign down. None of them girls had flat tails or buck teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I can remember one time that girlie topless place up on cumberland road had a picture of a beaver on their sign. Me and my trusty paper staff went right up there and told them to take that sign down. None of them girls had flat tails or buck teeth. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe fat tails and "summer" teeth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbycurrence 10 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Be easy now, I met the little mrs. there. What a prize she was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 i dont c the big deal...Tazewell uses the Tennessee T...and im pretty sure Abingdon uses the Akron A but not positive...and im sure there is more...just cant remember right off the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveFan09 50 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 theyre are tons..we use part of Tulane's...the wave going over the letter...as does clintwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadwarrior 10 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 If I'm not mistaken Gretna and Glenvar have the Green Bay Packers G on their helmets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Richlands will never have to worry about that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs52 484 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 I think its stupid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MavsRock 21 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 People getting payed big bucks by the state to pick on high schools and midget leagues from coast. Your tax dollars at work Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 bluefield uses oregon state's beaver logo. they sell a t shirt at bluefield games with a different beaver, I really like that 1. It would look good on bluefield's helmet in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 what does the beaver look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsawBeaver 12 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 it "sort of" looks cat like, just the head, but it's a beaver bearing it's teeth, it looks good in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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