Walmart displeased with Walmart.horse - wants It taken down

[Panich52]

If you’re looking for the Walmart website, your instinct would be to simply go to Walmart.com, or maybe Walmart.net, or even Walmart.org… all of which go to the same place. There is currently no reason whatsoever to type the URL Walmart.horse into your web browser, but if you go there, you get pretty much exactly what you’d expect — a picture of a horse and a Walmart store.

Walmart is not amused at the use of its name on this site and has sent a cease-and-desist notice to its creator, Jeph Jacques, creator of the Questionable Content comic.

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http://consumerist.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=906cd19654b78a79f4f5210b6&id=67db028250&e=1aaac86fc1

[Orrex]

1. If he's not careful, Jacques will get saddled with a lawsuit

[flying rabbit]

2. Whinney gets sued he will

be hoofing it to the poorhouse.

[jberryhill]

4. ...if he has a bad faith intent to profit

[pinboy3niner]

5. You're just another neighsayer

[jberryhill]

8. Forsooth!

[pinboy3niner]

10. Foreshanks!

[PoliticAverse]

26. forelocks! n/t

[pinboy3niner]

28. Horsepucky!

[MADem]

71. Four hooves~!!!!!!

This whole thread is a real snicker!!!!

[Orrex]

16. I suspect that he hopes to generate stable income

[Princess Turandot]

17. What unbridled arrogance!

Does he even own this horse? Someone needs to put a tail on him!

[pinboy3niner]

25. It's time to bring this crap to halter!

[underpants]

80. You're never pasture prime!

[pinboy3niner]

18. As it would certainly behoove him to do

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. lol

[pinboy3niner]

12. Don't encourage him. He's just trying to stirrup trouble.

[underpants]

82. You mustang out with the wrong people

[Marie Marie]

3. Why are they upset over this?

Seems to me this lovely horse could only help their otherwise disgusting corporate image.

[lonestarnot]

7. He/she doesn't buy anything in that slop shoot. I can tell by the look on its face.

[betsuni]

34. You can lead a horse to Walmart ...

[pinboy3niner]

61. Oh, that old Chestnut

[underpants]

83. That's the stuff night mares are made of

[MADem]

6. Jeph had best trot on over to the lawyer's office and review his options! nt

[pinboy3niner]

68. Before he gets outflanked. nt

[jberryhill]

9. The brand protection company also taught Taylor Swift how to give head

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/11/itaughttaylorswifthowtogiveheadcom/

[pinboy3niner]

13. No one gives horse head like The Godfather

[pinboy3niner]

14. Walmart canters to its own clientele. nt

[pinboy3niner]

15. Anybody have the Gallop Poll on this?

[joshcryer]

19. Stop horsing around!

Neighbody knows!

[pinboy3niner]

20. Feelng your oats, are you?

You're still missing the mane point.

[joshcryer]

21. You whinny some and you lose some...

[pinboy3niner]

22. When you keep losing, you know you're pasture prime

Here, have an apple.

[joshcryer]

29. Thanks old chaps!

[pinboy3niner]

30. Hits me right in my blisters

[underpants]

81. No but it won't be furlong until we do!

[Bobbie Jo]

23. Awww...why the long face, Walmart?

[edgineered]

42. why the long face?

by chance bobbie jo, did you ever see a movie where a character used that line? the one i'm remembering is from a few years ago, as a college student and son of a prominent lawyer, the main character is cleared in the od death of a girl. time passes, the student taking the blame returns ...

do you know the name of the movie i'm thinking of?

[Bobbie Jo]

75. Hmmm

Sorry, I can't help with that one.

If you come up with it let me know, because now you've got me wondering.

[edgineered]

84. yes, i will

I liked the movie, and for the last few weeks this has been bugging me! It is almost to the point where I will put the effort into finding out, soon enough we will both know.

[pinboy3niner]

24. Of course, of course

[DeSwiss]

36. !

[betsuni]

27. I guess that website won't be up furlong.

[pinboy3niner]

37. I dunno--I heard it's a yearling

[betsuni]

38. I'm crying foal

[pinboy3niner]

39. Sorry to rein on your parade

[betsuni]

41. If I stay out in this rein too long I might catch a colt.

[pinboy3niner]

44. I don't know withers you will or withers you won't

Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a vegeterenarian!

[betsuni]

45. I wouldn't bet on it.

[pinboy3niner]

47. Odds are your nag is going to the glue factory

Sorry to tell you but it's not a stretch.

[betsuni]

48. Oh well, no use equining about it.

[pinboy3niner]

49. Relax--it's just a a photo funnish

Don't let it get you Downs.

[betsuni]

53. Actually, I have the trots and feel a bit jumpy.

[pinboy3niner]

55. Please disregard my criticism--I respect your feelings and I don't mean to...put you down

[betsuni]

57. Hay, don't worry about it, that stall right.

[pinboy3niner]

58. Might as well face it: you're a barn loser

[betsuni]

59. I wonder where you herd that!

[pinboy3niner]

60. I got it from a pal o' mino

[betsuni]

62. Trying to pass the buck, eh?

[pinboy3niner]

63. When I say something Im proud to roan it!

[betsuni]

66. I recanter my accusation then.

[pinboy3niner]

67. Whew! I was afraid you'd put up a straw man. But now I think we're okay, buck-o.

[betsuni]

69. I was busy dressaging my straw man because we have to go out (I mustang out with the wrong crowd)

[pinboy3niner]

70. Major props on "I mustang out with the wrong crowd"

Excellent!

Oh yeah...about that other stuff. You only grazed me.

[betsuni]

72. That was fun, pinboy, thanks!

[ND-Dem]

31. lol. my dad loved puns. i wish he was still alive so i could share these.

[edgineered]

32. please give walmart.horse a visit. they deserve the hit.

there is nothing there except a clickbox to follow on tumblr.

http://www.walmart.horse/

[Rochester]

33. What flag is that in the corner?

[betsuni]

43. I was going to ask the same equestrian.

[Lars39]

76. Doesn't seem to match image of any state flag.

Last edited Thu Mar 12, 2015, 09:27 AM - Edit history (1)

On edit: flag is provincial flag of Nova Scotia

Learn something new every day.

[JHB]

78. Nova Scotia

[Rochester]

89. thanks

[RufusTFirefly]

35. Hope Walmart doesn't "rein" on Jeph's parade! n/t

[betsuni]

40. Fixed: "Walmart displeased with Walmart.horse -- wants it put down."

[edgineered]

46. !

[the_sly_pig]

50. Whats the latest Gallop poll say?

[pinboy3niner]

64. I think your apple got loosa

Look upthread.

[the_sly_pig]

73. You're painting me into a corner...

[rpannier]

51. Silliness

Just another example of horse and buggy thinking on the part of its creator

[pinboy3niner]

52. I'll bet you never rode a stage, coach

[Stardust]

54. Trot on over, neigh-bor!

[pinboy3niner]

56. Sheesh! Would it be too much trouble to at least open the gait?

[pinboy3niner]

65. Walmart horses always win races in a snap*

*Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.

[underpants]

79. My mane man!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

74. so fun...

this whole thread...



sP

[Jamastiene]

77. Geez, Walmart needs to lighten up and quit being so picky.

If that is all it is, it is the truth, a horse at Walmart. I fail to see why they are upset about this.

[steve2470]

85. LOL ok an actual serious legal question (sorry)

Could Walmart actually win this ??

[DetlefK]

86. That depends on what trademarks they have covered.

There are trademarks for words, words combined with an artistic style, words combined with a picture, artistic styles combined with colors...

I doubt you can register a trademark for a URL. And even if you could: Walmart has registered walmart.com but they have NOT registered walmart.horse. If you don't register a trademark for something related to your brand, then it's entirely your fault.

Purely by gut-feeling, Walmart has odds of about 30% for winning this.

[steve2470]

87. here's the legal skirmishing so far, if anyone else cares

http://jephjacques.com/post/113100846855/walmart-horse-c-d

[Jim Lane]

88. I guess a substantive post means that we've filly exhausted the puns. (n/t)