Redskins Trademark cancelled

I just realized they went to a yellow helmet when Lombardi started coaching there..interesting and makes sense

He wanted to instill a winning attitude and changed the color to Championship Gold.

Great stuff!!

The government decided that ‘Redskins’ bothers you - The Washington Post (http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-f-will-the-government-decided-that-redskins-bothers-you/2014/06/27/669558a6-fd54-11e3-932c-0a55b81f48ce_story.html)

Great stuff!!

The government decided that ‘Redskins’ bothers you - The Washington Post (http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-f-will-the-government-decided-that-redskins-bothers-you/2014/06/27/669558a6-fd54-11e3-932c-0a55b81f48ce_story.html)

redundant but well put of course,good stuff

Revoking Washington Redskins Trademark Is an Attack on Intellectual Property (http://www.moneynews.com/NealAsbury/patent-trademark-Redskins-property/2014/06/26/id/579472/)

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QUOTE]Currently, there are 600 trademarks that carry an American Indian image. These are held by 450 companies. Is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office going after all of these? Are these five American Indians going to be spending the rest of their lives in court?

This case could start an avalanche of attacks on intellectual property. I wouldn't be surprised if the lawyers representing the Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's brands are huddling late in the night in the event some black Americans decide to bring suit over their brand's depiction of black Americans.

I want to be clear that America should never denigrate any group of people. But if people feel slighted and maligned, this should be settled in the courts, not mandated by the U.S. government.

As a nation we cannot take the value of intellectual property lightly.

In their "Economic Value of Intellectual Property" white paper, economists Robert Shapiro and Kevin Hassett estimate that U.S. intellectual property today is worth between $5 trillion and $5.5 trillion, equivalent to approximately 45 percent of U.S. GDP and greater than the GDP of any other nation in the world.

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NFL: Former Washington coach Gibbs considers name 'prideful' » Top Sports » CullmanTimes.com - Cullman, Alabama (http://www.cullmantimes.com/localsports/x1669984403/NFL-Former-Washington-coach-Gibbs-considers-name-prideful)


SPARTA, Ky. — Count former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs among those who has no problem with the team's name.

The NFL team that Gibbs led to three Super Bowl titles in the first of two stints as coach has been heavily criticized for its nickname that's viewed as derogatory toward Native Americans. A group of U.S. senators and President Barack Obama have suggested it should be changed, which team owner Daniel Snyder vehemently refuses.

Asked about the controversy before the NASCAR race Saturday at Kentucky Speedway, the Hall of Fame coach and racing team owner defended the Redskins name.

"Never once did I hear anybody ever say anything negative about the name Redskins," Gibbs said about his time with the team. "It was always prideful, it was courage involved. We have a song, 'Hail to the Redskins," and so everything, everything, about that name has been positive for me and my past."

Growing up in North Carolina, Gibbs said the Redskins were the only NFL team on TV and that he "pulled for them my whole life" and said he never dreamed of coaching them from 1981-92 and again from 2004-07.

Washington won Super Bowls in the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons. Gibbs also became a NASCAR team owner during that period and has gone on to win three Sprint Cup titles as well as the 1993 Daytona 500.

Redtail warriors

In terms of these tribes getting money - hey, I don't blame them in those regards. These reservations need money. But I think there are better ways of going about it.

I think about this: Teams that have Native American names could really help to market great ways of raising awareness and raising money. For instance, $1 for every purchase made at home games could go toward a Native American fund. A % from ticket sells could also go toward this. Commercials could run during Redskins games speaking about the fund Snyder has created and ways to donate to that.

Or, you could just sue for $9 billion dollars, lol!

I agree. I don't know what they've tried already, but all your suggestions seem perfectly reasonable to me.

NFL: Former Washington coach Gibbs considers name 'prideful' » Top Sports » CullmanTimes.com - Cullman, Alabama (http://www.cullmantimes.com/localsports/x1669984403/NFL-Former-Washington-coach-Gibbs-considers-name-prideful)

Just like most reasonable people, he doesn't take too kindly to being told he's been a racist his whole life and was just too stupid to realize it. I think Wise, Costas and others expect to be thanked for letting people know they've been racist all these years. Pretty arrogant if you ask me.

This is another area I disagree with; just because people are saying the name is offensive now (either legitimately or otherwise), doesn't mean they're calling everyone who's ever uttered it a racist. Costas, et al have all used the name many times over their careers.