Wednesday Weird: Braves Vs Brave

It seems that baseball's Atlanta Braves are so incensed over Disney's use of the title Brave for their upcoming princess movie that the team is protesting their trademark petition. Apparently, the Braves own the trademark for all references to "brave" and/or "braves" and the Disney title would cause confusion. Seriously? Yeah, not really. Okay, they really are petitioning the use of the title but they do NOT own all references to the word. I'm pretty sure that isn't the way trademark law works for a common-use word.

There are hundreds of references to brave in the entertainment industry. Movies, songs, books, and so on. I recall the words to the National Anthem includes a brave reference. Which is sung at the beginning of most sporting events, including baseball. Is trademark so specific that one can trade mark a commonly used word? Can I trade mark THE or OF? That would be awesome.

This whole thing is made even stranger by the fact that the Braves have other contracts with Disney. Their spring training camp is held at Disney Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida. I can't imagine this thing is going over well. And of all conglomerates the Braves want to take on... Disney? Really? Talk about David and Goliath syndrome! So is the team being juvenile and petty or is Disney taking advantage of the team's trademarked name in order to further their film?

I personally think the entire thing is stupid and that the Braves folks are acting like elementary school kids picking fights with high school students just to try to show off for their little girlfriends. Weird situation that I'll be watching... especially considering I am so very excited about Brave!

Love is love, no matter the back story. <3 DS

Brave is here!

Blogger seems to be having a bit of a problem today. Hopefully this posts finally, as I wrote it last night and it wouldn't let me post at all.

I've been waiting for the movie trailer for Brave to come out for a while now. I heard about Pixar putting out a fairy tale for some time but all we had to go on was a poster and a blurb. Here is the short info:

Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, "Brave" features Merida, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of royalty. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right.

Voices include Emma Thompson, Kelly Macdonald, Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, and Billy Connolly. I'm stoked about this cast because most of them are in the Harry Potter movies! Emma Thompson was Professor Trelawney, Kelly Macdonald was Helena Ravenclaw, Robbie Coltrane was Hagrid, Julie Walters was Mrs. Weasly!

I'm so freaking excited. Watch the trailer and see if you think it'll be good.

Anyone else think the stallion looked more like a donkey there at the very beginning? Maybe it was just my imagination.