Disney Trademarks 'Seal Team 6,' Name Of Unit That Killed Bin Laden

[meegbear]

When the world discovered that a group of Navy SEALs called "SEAL Team 6" was responsible for killing Osama bin Laden, it's not likely that many people thought, "how can we trademark 'SEAL Team 6' to make money off of it?" Fear not, though: the Walt Disney Company did think just that.

FishbowlNY uncovered three trademark applications that Disney made in early May to claim the rights to the phrase "SEAL Team 6."

The applications cover "entertainment and education services," "toys, games and playthings" and "clothing, footwear and headwear."

It remains to be seen what products will come of these trademarks, but the bin Laden raid video game and pajama set has to be just around the corner.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/14/disney-trademarks-seal-te_n_862010.html

[Uben]

1. Here's an idea......

....I'll trademark the names "republican", "tea party" and "conservative" and charge a dollar everytime it is used!

[HopeHoops]

2. Video game title - that's where this is going.

I doubt they'll do a "Finding Nemo" type movie about plugging Osama.

[damntexdem]

3. Disney needs to be boycottted.

Actually, such trademarking, poaching on a government unit's name, should be illegal in the first place.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Coming Soon to a War Theater near you: The 6th Seal

6th Seal -- Rev 6:12

"And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;"

[kentauros]

5. So, what does that mean for the ACTUAL Seal Team 6?

Do they have to get permission from Disney now just to call themselves that?