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Jos51700
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 06:11 pm: |
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Well, I cracked open the June '09 Motorcyclist and there, on page ten, it reads "Own the corners". Problem is, it's a Yamaha ad. I can't believe Buell would go so far as to proactively steal Yamaha's advertising slogan for themselves. Jerks. |
Cityxslicker
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 06:17 pm: |
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did Buell TradeMark it ?.... sounds like infringement to me, but bring a Yami my way, I will see if it can hang in the corners I ride. |
Panhead_dan
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 06:30 pm: |
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The various competition is copying several aspects of the bike's design too. More centralized mass, underslung mufflers etc are getting to be non-Buell traits these days. It's almost like they are nipping on Buell's heels. |
Hexangler
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 06:37 pm: |
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http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_090 5_drawing_line_mass_movement/index.html ...and this article is all about moving mass, and mass centralization. |
Hexangler
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 07:17 pm: |
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I ran a little search at the uspto.gov, didn't come up with own the corners as a trademark. |
Buellinachinashop
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 07:19 pm: |
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Hex, make a musky rod. |
Hexangler
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 07:22 pm: |
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All in due time. |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 07:27 pm: |
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I see Spiderman has no life: http://www.adweek.com/aw/creative/ad-of-the-day/ar ticle_display.jsp?creativeId=270088 |
Brumbear
| Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 08:29 pm: |
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F$$K THEM |
Kyrocket
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 07:35 am: |
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right? |
Glitch
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 07:39 am: |
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right? Theft isn't. |
Danger_dave
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 07:40 am: |
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If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will soon see another agency steal it. This is irritating, but don't let it worry you; nobody has ever built a brand by imitating somebody else's advertising. David Ogilvy |
Ferris_von_bueller
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 07:49 am: |
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The actual line is "Own the corners. Without cutting any." Sounds like a direct reference and slap in the face to Buell. In other words, what they are saying is, you ( the buyer of a Yamaha ) can have the benefit of owning the corners, just like a Buell, without the shortcomings of a Buell. |
Spiderman
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 07:54 am: |
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I see Spiderman has no life: I believe you found it too there King Nerd I actually found that cause I was trying to see the ad |
Seanp
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 08:12 am: |
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If it actually is a direct response to Buell, that's a good thing - it means that Buell is a big enough blip on their radar that they're gunning for Erik & Co. I prefer that to "Boo-ell? Is that French?" |
Jlnance
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 02:58 pm: |
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quote:"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
We have moved up to stage 2. |
Darthane
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 03:45 pm: |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me some 1125Rs have taken care of stages 3 and 4 as well. |
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