Disney Withdraws Application To Trademark ‘SEAL Team 6′

AP) ^ | May 25, 2011 3:57 PM

[BenLurkin]

The entertainment company stepped back after the Navy moved to protect the naming rights for the unit of elite operatives that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.

[jazusamo]

I believe Disney did the right thing.

[freedumb2003]

>>I believe Disney did the right thing.<<

It was a smart thing to jump in immediately, then another smart thing to back off.

In the meantime, Disney knows no one else will get it, except the military (which, I hear tell, has been building a considerable media-creation capability).

[max americana]

>I believe Disney did the right thing.

They did. Now for the movie: “Pirates of the Caribbean: the Hunt for Osama’s Real Corpse”

[SkyDancer]

It’s like Disney wanting to copyright the term “United States of America”

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I believe Disney did the right thing.

I believe Disney did the right thing because they had no choice - fighting with the Navy over the trademark for SEALs could have only resulted in tons of bad publicity for Disney. If this were some smaller, lesser known group incapable of putting up much of a fight, Disney's lawyers would be busy threatening to ruin them right now.

[Joe 6-pack]

I’m still amazed how many FReepers supported the striking down of the Stolen Valor Act. I’m not sure how this is much different; all Disney was trying to do was co-opt the credit and reputation built and earned by others, better than themselves. Ninth Circuit said it was OK to do that, and many here supported the decision.