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Old 01-03-2021
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Originally Posted by Rick80 View Post
I mean, if they launched the Jeep Clint Eastwood or the Jeep Kim Kardashian without asking permission, do you reckon they’d just let it slide. Hell no - because Jeep would be trying to profit by associating its product with the identify of someone famous.

Frankly, I don’t see how this is any different.

You don’t even need to enter into questions of cultural appropriation to see that Jeep have been pushing it for years now. It’s a matter of when, not if, they retire the name.
When will people with the surname of Ford etc. start suing?
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