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It's ironic how the BSA will complain that people are trying to destroy them with lawsuits when lawsuits is exactly how the BSA got started. I was just reading that there were many other boy scouts organizations, and one was called American Boy Scouts. BSA sued ABS to make ABS change its name; it did, to United States Boy Scouts...

The Canadian brewers of "Moosehead Beer" are currently suing the American brewers of "Moose Drool" beer over the use of the name "Moose".

If you come up with a cola drink formula and use "Coke" in any part of the name, the Coca-Cola Company will be slapping you with a lawsuit 15 minutes after they first hear about it.

If you market little marhmallows under the name of "Microsofts", you will be hearing from Bill Gates' lawyers.

Organizations protect their name recognition with lawsuits. What's your point?

Just because Pepsi does not use "Coke" in any part of it's name does not stop them from putting out a cola product by another name. So it is with any youth organization as long as they leave out the name "Scouts".

For example: "Boy Pioneers"

The Canadian brewers of "Moosehead Beer" are currently suing the American brewers of "Moose Drool" beer over the use of the name "Moose". If you come up with a cola drink formula and use "Coke" in any part of the name, the Coca-Cola Company will be slapping you with a lawsuit 15 minutes after they first hear about it. If you market little marhmallows under the name of "Microsofts", you will be hearing from Bill Gates' lawyers. Organizations protect their name recognition with lawsuits. What's your point? Just because Pepsi does not use "Coke" in any part of it's name does not stop them from putting out a cola product by another name. So it is with any youth organization as long as they leave out the name "Scouts".

Better comparisons would be Moosehead Beer having trademark rights to the word "beer"; Coke having rights to the word "soda"; and Microsoft having rights to the word "computer". "Scout" is a generic term listed in the dictionary. It is absurd that not even the YMCA is permitted to use it.