RajApr 2

Apparently Vogue magazine is suing a dog-fashion magazine called Dogue: https://people.com/vogue-publisher-conde-nast-suing-parody-dog-fashion-magazine-dogue-11930022

Dogue has a circulation of < 100 and is free online. Also, it's about dogs. Having read the latest issue, it's also absolutely adorable. I'm happy to help Streisand this nonsense: https://thedoguemagazine.com/

Show threadLuna Dragofelis ΘΔ🏳️‍⚧️🐱
@lordofthemoon I think that if the average person could tell the two products easily apart, it really shouldn't count as a trademark violation.

Is there anyone who seriously thought Dogue was associated with the original Vogue?
Apr 19 at 8:39amWeb
Show threadTired Bunny  Apr 19
@LunaDragofelis @lordofthemoon

I am kinda wondering if trademarks have something simmilar to fair use exception for parody.

If they don't, that's my wishful thinking, but they should get one. This is clearly a parody and not a competing product.
Show threadericjames* 🐺‼️ (they/it)Apr 25
@[email protected] @[email protected] oh it's 1000% fair use. condé nast just doesn't give a shit because they're a corpo that feels the need to "pRoTeCt OuR tRaDeMaRkS" or whatever