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The Philadelphia Phillies Sue to Keep Their Mascot From Becoming a Free Agent
The Hollywood Reporter ^
| August 2, 2019
| Eriq Gardner
Posted on 08/02/2019 7:32:52 PM PDT by Trump20162020
The Philadelphia Phillies are doing more than just competing for a place in this year's baseball playoffs. On Friday, the club filed suit in New York federal court over an attempt to grab ownership to the "Phanatic," the team's mascot.
According to the complaint, Bill Giles, Phillies' executive vp, created the vision for the mascot in the 1970s — a green, fat, furry, big-nosed character accessible to children. The team says it worked with a company called Harrison/Erickson to develop the costume for the Phanatic. The firm was paid $215,000, according to the complaint. Dave Raymond, an intern in the Phillies' marketing department, is said to have donned a costume and brought the Phanatic to life at an April 25, 1978 home game.
Now 40 years later, after the Phanatic has become incredibly popular, the team says it has received a notice of termination from lawyers for H/E, which was founded by Bonnie Erickson, a designer who once created Miss Piggy and other muppets working with The Jim Henson Company. (She also has apparently done work creating other mascots including those for the Montreal Expos, the Washington Wizards, and Jacksonville Jaguars.)
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; billgiles; bonnieerickson; daveraymond; harrisonerickson; mascot; mascots; mlb; pennsylvania; phanatic; philadelphia; philadelphiaphillies; philliephanatic; phillies; steerike; swingandamiss
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To: Trump20162020
Cool. The Nats should buy the rights and play it for gags. I’m sure Philly fans would enjoy the joke.
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posted on
08/02/2019 7:38:24 PM PDT
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sphinx
To: sphinx
The Nats do have one of the better mascots, an Eagle.
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posted on
08/02/2019 7:40:30 PM PDT
by
dangus
To: Trump20162020
The termination provisions of copyright law allow an author to reclaim rights after 35 years Never heard of this. I thought a work for hire was permanent.
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posted on
08/02/2019 7:47:44 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Who's the leader of the club that feeds on dead babies? M-O-L... O-C-H... M-O-U-S-E.)
To: Trump20162020
To: Albion Wilde
Ping
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posted on
08/02/2019 8:23:57 PM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: dangus
To: KarlInOhio
“I thought a work for hire was permanent.”
Not since free agency started in 1975. The only difference here is that the phanatic will not be under union representation of the MLBPA but by the Academy of Arts and Sciences. And he has more than the years needed to approve any trades.
rwood
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posted on
08/02/2019 9:49:03 PM PDT
by
Redwood71
To: sphinx
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posted on
08/03/2019 5:27:22 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:04:15 AM PDT
by
DFG
To: DFG
LOL. When and where did that happen?
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:07:21 AM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: 2banana; Antoninus; big truck; brityank; bt-99; ConorMacNessa; cowboyusa; Dems_R_Losers; dirtboy; ..
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:12:30 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. --Douglas MacArthur)
To: Albion Wilde
They talked about it at the game last night.
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:20:35 AM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: DFG
STOP IT,we watched that live.Never laughed so hard.
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:25:56 AM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: DFG
ROFL!!!
Tommy Lasorda ... of course!
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:27:39 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: DFG
I hate Tommy Lasorda.
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:31:01 AM PDT
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DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: DoodleBob
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:41:34 AM PDT
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EEGator
To: EEGator
Not necessarily...it could also be John Cocktoasten, Ted Nugent, Mr Poon (Frida's boss), Mr. Babar (with two Bs, just not together), Igor Stravinsky, Don Corleone, Harry S. Truman, Alan Stanwyck...
or G. Gordon Liddy.
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:55:09 AM PDT
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DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: DoodleBob
John Cocktoasten...was he a guest of the Underhills?
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posted on
08/03/2019 7:59:01 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: EEGator
Yes, indeed. It’s a wonderful Scotch-Romanian name.
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posted on
08/03/2019 8:19:13 AM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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