thesometimesaint Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Probably not.This board clearly states that this board is open to all comers, but is geared towards LDS.
ksfisher Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said in a statement that he wanted to make clear that the church did not initiate the lawsuit. Instead, he said the church objected to a trademark application and were sued. "We have made repeated attempts to resolve the issue without litigation, as we have in many comparable disputes over the years, including similar trademark applications. The objection of the church is that a for-profit business is trying to deceptively capitalize on the church’s name and image to promote a product that has no affiliation with the church. By attempting to trademark the name, the group seeks to claim exclusive rights to use a term that is clearly associated with the church," Hawkins said. Sounds like MD&D is fine as long it isn't for profit and doesn't try and trademark the word "Mormon" like Mormon Match is trying to do.
rpn Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 I really get why this matters to the church. A site called Mormon Matches, with a temple photo in the background, does suggest officialdom. And because of that there is substantial risk that gullible people could be preyed upon. this board is not a commerce site. No one is paying out money because of its association with Mormonism (which it doesn't actually have in any legal or even practical sense).
Calm Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Anything that might suggest people are vetted based on their connection with the Church should be avoided IMO. I agree there are enough gullible peope out there to make this worthwhile to protect them.
ERayR Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 There is, problems with having to pay royalties to the trademark holder every time the church uses it, even to paying royalties on Book of Mormon sales.
The Nehor Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 I can confirm that the guy behind Mormon Match was offered a settlement to change the name. He turned it down.
ksfisher Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 I can confirm that the guy behind Mormon Match was offered a settlement to change the name. He turned it down.How can you confirm that? You're not that guy, are you? :-)
The Nehor Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 How can you confirm that? You're not that guy, are you? :-)No, but I do know him. We are not really friends but we do have mutual friends.
The Nehor Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Update: The case was settled out of court. They took the settlement offer from the church's lawyers. The account I heard of the meeting before the judge is that the judge chewed the church's lawyers out for incompetence in how they handled the case though that account comes filtered through someone who was annoyed with said lawyers. Still, I think they did handle the whole thing badly in many areas. Then again, I have some distance from it and do not have the whole story. Take everything but the settlement happening with a grain of salt.
Damien the Leper Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 It really does seem a silly lawsuit anyway. The LDS church doesn't have a copyright on the word Mormon. If that were the case then many other Restoration churches would be in trouble.
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