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- ironicsans, on 11/07/2007, -3/+88How does Sting feel about his old band using Ozzy like that?
- implied, on 11/06/2007, -7/+84Ozzy was later quoted as saying "Abubfffbha banicksba blaafffrffaa cops"
- CapeKid, on 11/06/2007, -1/+29I guess their boat giveaway sting wasn't working anymore.
- aliengoods, on 11/06/2007, -3/+30SHARRON!
- ForlornHope, on 11/06/2007, -4/+29So.... if they knew where to send the letters to invite them, couldn't they have just gone to the address and arrested them? What the hell was the point of this ruse?
- Slungsolow, on 11/07/2007, -3/+27to paraphrase rudy guiliani:
9/11 - pfromg, on 11/28/2007, -9/+33Is it ok in USA to break one law in order to enforce another?
- trenchcoat, on 11/06/2007, -2/+22They would have gotten more arrests if they used Lynryd Skynyrd instead.
- rnreekez, on 11/06/2007, -1/+18And a bunch of ***** yelling "FREEBIRD!"
- pfromg, on 11/28/2007, -5/+20surely that cant be legal?
You cant just use someones name like that , especially without asking for permission or notifying Mr osbourne , prior to the events.
He should get more than an apology.He should get paid ! - LibertyVista, on 11/06/2007, -0/+14I somewhat doubt that the sheriff is busy drafting a letter of apology.
- rheaume, on 11/06/2007, -2/+16Should have used good old country music and gotten all 500 morons to show up.
- Alfdog, on 11/05/2007, -0/+13I took they mystery box... it could be anything. It could be a boat.
- sonaboy, on 11/05/2007, -2/+14"He claimed even some of the fugitives had taken the ruse better than Osbourne. "Three people called to say, 'I got one of those letters. Since you're being so creative, I'm turning myself in. Give me a court date.'"
Absolute lie.
hahahahah. - 5urr3al5am, on 11/05/2007, -2/+14no force was used.. no one gets hurt.. no one can scream police brutality...
- sexybobo, on 11/05/2007, -1/+12Lot easier to arrest people showing up at a bar then having to get a warrant to go to their house and arrest them. Lot safer also.
- ledmonkey, on 11/06/2007, -0/+11Thats exactly what I thought when I read the title.
- Nodaki, on 11/07/2007, -3/+14North Dakota sucks...tell all your friends never to come here.
- xero69, on 11/05/2007, -1/+11They used to send out letters stating "You've won a free big screen TV".. guess the criminals got wise to that one. Maybe they should have held the sting at strip club instead. Poor Ozzy, but you've got to give the cops some credit for being original. Pay your fines and take care of your warrants folks! Sheesh...
- rh387, on 11/06/2007, -0/+10"He argued that mentioning Osbourne's name in the invitations was no different to a bar advertising a Super Bowl party by mentioning the teams playing in the game."
Except the bar advertising teams with a Super Bowl party will be showing the the Super Bowl being played by those teams. - Ozzsanity, on 11/06/2007, -5/+12OZZY!!!!!!
- Drahkar, on 11/05/2007, -0/+7First please try to avoid double posting. It doesn't help your standpoint at all.
Secondly Photographs are owned by the photographer. this is true, but it has been proven in court repeatedly that you can not use a person's likeness IN ADVERTISING (I capitalized that to emphasis the point that its specifically to that topic I'm referring.) without paying for the person's permission. You can take candid photos, and sell/distribute them as candid photos. But you can not use a person's likeness in advertising without having first paid that person for it's use. - adml_shake, on 11/06/2007, -7/+14I wonder how long it took them to translate that to English from "Ozzie-speak".
- Slungsolow, on 11/05/2007, -2/+9The US Marshalls have had quite the success with their "Safe Surrender" program. Recently they held one at a DC Church. They advertised on the radio and have folks turn themselves in at a neutral location. 475 fugitives turned themselves in over this past weekend, and another 55 turned themselves in afterwards. Surely this is better than lying about a party.
- trevor98, on 11/05/2007, -0/+7Moot point. The arrests were for outstanding warrants and the original charges have nothing to do with the particulars of this arrest. If the judge throws out thee arrests the cops will simply wait outside the courthouse to re-arrest the same people.
- pfromg, on 11/28/2007, -3/+9if they said "You've won a free Sony big screen TV" , do you think Sony would have allowed that?
Its called damage , which pays damages.
- ploop, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5It's *****.
- nascarnate326, on 11/05/2007, -1/+6Stay away from Michigan too....totally blows here
- diggernaught, on 11/06/2007, -1/+5This is what the police do when they are not busy running thier checkpoints. Honestly
- VitriolAndAngst, on 11/05/2007, -0/+4>> TaPaul is right'
if this had been a "Coke-a-Cola sponsored event" you KNOW that they would get hammered by lawyers because it would effect God-Old-Mighty profit margins.
Ozzy is completely in the right to be upset about how this reflects upon his own "product." - pixelbender, on 11/05/2007, -1/+5I like how they talked about how "creative" they were in capturing the criminals. Yep, CREATIVE, as in they did the same scam law enforcement has been doing for YEARS!!!! ----OOh wait, they're right, this is the first time they got creative enough to use Ozzie.
- FlashBazbo, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4So let's see ... North Dakota sucks, Michigan blows ... where does that leave Minnesota?
- PFinn, on 11/05/2007, -0/+4Bravo, Sir. How is this the only joke using the ambiguity of the title?
- dagr8tim, on 11/05/2007, -3/+73...2...1... until the lawsuits begin.
First will be trademark infringement, then these punks they arrested will claim that if the police didn't have the right to use Ozzy's name. The arrest was invalid because they would have otherwise never came to the party. Hope the Sheriff enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame that ends his career. - pushmouse, on 11/05/2007, -3/+6Hating Sting is justified bit hating the band The Police? They rocked.
- markgl, on 11/05/2007, -1/+4it would've been better if ozzy showed up there and got arrested for a warrant!!!
- pfromg, on 11/28/2007, -1/+4I wouldn't be at all suprised if ozzy , or ozzy osbourne are trade marks.He would have to protect himself , otherwise there would be ozzy chips, ozzy oats and ozzy bars , ozzy tv and he wouldnt get a penny out of it.
- gernblansted, on 11/05/2007, -1/+4Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Sheriff had to profit using Ozzy's name. Otherwise, because Ozzy is a public figure and not a private citizen, there's nothing anyone can do. Of course, the Sheriff does suck for using his name, and it's NOT like using the name of an NFL team.
- pauleric, on 11/07/2007, -0/+3MarkOfTheDead: Uh...if proves the opposite. Being a criminal and getting caught may not be the smartest things to do, but that is unchangeable history. Do you really think living as a fugitive for the rest of your life is the smart thing to do? I don't. Unless you've got a million bucks stashed away, go live in S. America, have no morals and are happy being a dirtbag, then I guess you're good.
- CapnMarrrrk, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Officer Friendly doesn't know his law too well. Any bar or restaurant using the words "Super Bowl" or the team names is in fact breaking copyright law.
"He argued that mentioning Osbourne's name in the invitations was no different to a bar advertising a Super Bowl party by mentioning the teams playing in the game. I think Ozzy should sue on general principles."
"Ambush marketing is legal, as long as an advertiser doesn't infringe on any trademarked words (such as "Super Bowl" or "Seattle Seahawks" or even "Super Sunday") or copyrighted symbols ( such as the NFL's "shield" logo). According to guidelines written by Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, a Washington law firm that represents broadcasters, it's permissible to use such phrases as "the professional football championship game," as well as the date of the game, the name of the cities of the competing teams ("Pittsburgh vs. Seattle") but not the team names ("Pittsburgh Steelers"). The firm also advises, "You can make fun of the fact that you cannot say the phrase 'Super Bowl' (e.g., by bleeping it out)."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ... - Slungsolow, on 11/07/2007, -0/+3WashPost article of the event is here - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ...
FTA: "Of the hundreds who turned themselves in, 10 were arrested. The rest saw their cases resolved or got a future hearing date. Thirty percent of the cases involved traffic violations, and the rest were criminal. Although the program focuses on nonviolent offenders, several people turned themselves in for more serious crimes including armed robbery, escape from a correctional facility and domestic violence" - cowboy86, on 11/06/2007, -3/+6How is it like a superbowl at a bar? You know and I would be the first one to call in and say, "I got one of those letters. Since you're being so creative, I'm turning myself in. Give me a court date.'"
You know because that's so incredibly believable. ***** pigs. - Matt174e, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3BLOOD!
- TexTurboesq, on 11/05/2007, -7/+9Ozzy can still form a sentence?
- jthomp3120, on 11/05/2007, -1/+3I might be the only one that gets it
- VitriolAndAngst, on 11/05/2007, -0/+2I'd disagree with that.
Ozzy can have his future earnings impacted because other people may not go to his concerts because of a cloud of intimidation. Not only people who are fugitives go to Ozzy concerts -- I'm sure a lot of people would prefer to avoid a bust where there may be arrests made or people resisting. - vafada, on 11/05/2007, -2/+4Police, Ozzy, Sting..... Headline gave me a headache.
- cawpin, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3Why are you people digging Capn down? He is absolutely correct.
- inactive, on 11/05/2007, -0/+2What makes it better? Both get criminals off the streets.
- inactive, on 11/05/2007, -1/+3You live in a fantasy world. This is perfectly legal, and totally legit. Ozzy cant do ***** about it.
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