Posted on 11/02/2022 8:43:20 PM PDT by Angelino97
Two black radio hosts have revealed that they own the trademark to the phrase 'White Lives Matter,' preventing the artist formerly known as Kanye West or anyone else from profiting off the controversial phrase.
Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, Phoenix-based activists and hosts of the nationally syndicated radio show Civic Cipher, revealed their trademark rights in a recent interview with radio station KRRL-FM.
'We are the holder of the federal trademark for White Lives Matter,' said Ja. 'If you want to sell that shirt, you have to come knock on my door, or you have to face Morris, my lawyer.'...
Ja and Ward explained that the trademark for 'White Lives Matter' was originally registered by one of their listeners, who transferred it to them in a process that was recently completed.
'This person who first procured it didn't really love owning it, because the purpose was not necessarily to get rich off of it; the purpose was to make sure that other people didn't get rich off of that pain,' Ja told the news site Capital B.
Ja and Ward say that they plan to enforce their trademark rights to ensure any use of the phrase ultimately goes to benefit black and brown communities.
'We know that phrases like 'White Lives Matter,' 'All Lives Matter,' and 'Blue Lives Matter' continue to cause harm and to dilute the narrative that was intended to be established by Black Lives Matter,' Ja told Capital B.
'Those phrases are piggybacking off of black people's creativity and efforts, so we're all for helping to use this as a measure to allow black people to retain a little bit of ownership,'
A review of federal records confirms that Civic Cipher LLC is the owner of the 'White Lives Matter' trademark, first registered on October 3.
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Just go with White Life Matters... Simple enough...
Of course they don’t. The left hates MLK’s emphasis on character. That’s why it’s the perfect message to torment them with. That and the fact that it’s true.
Yes, and you can't do it with trademarks. It's "use 'em or lose 'em."
Simple language solution: White Lives Too matter, or White Lives Do Matter too
But you can trademark a phrase. Coca-Cola (I think it was them) trademarked "Ah-ha!" or something like it, because they used it on their bottles. It doesn't mean no one can say or write it. It only means no competing soft drink company can use it on their bottles.
Trademarking a political statement, or any statement, is harder to TM, because it runs afoul of the First Amendment. I don't think you can use copyright or trademark to hinder speech. Copyright has a Fair Use exception, and trademarks simply wouldn't be protected to hinder an expression.
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