Larry Bird Sues Indiana Bed-And-Breakfast
Us white people will sue over anything.
Larry Bird is suing the Alaskan couple that bought his childhood home; for using Bird’s name in advertising the bed-and-breakfast that they run from the home. According to Bird’s lawyers:
“The commercialization of Larry Bird’s name in association with this former property is wholly and completely unauthorized and is blatantly being done for the sole purpose of profiting illegally from Larry Bird’s name,” the lawsuit states.
Christopher Cooke, one of the owners, and an Alaskan attorney said that they had a spoken agreement to use the information about the house.
Cooke said he was aware of the trademark but stressed he was given permission to use it.
“They told me we could make truthful statements about Larry’s past,” Cooke said. “Larry even called me and wish us well and thought we would do well.”
He also says that:
Bird’s representatives gave him an “appreciation packet” including basketballs signed by Bird and jerseys from Indiana State, which Bird led to the NCAA championship game in 1979.
Well dammit dude, I guess that he changed his mind.
I mean, if it used to be Larry Bird’s house, I wouldn’t think that there would be any problem with telling people that it used to be Larry Bird’s house, and Bird should have known that anyone who was buying the place to start a business would use the place’s history to drum up business. But then again, Bird’s business sense has helped run the Pacers into the ground, so I guess that I shouldn’t be shocked that he didn’t see this situation coming.
That being said, this poor couple has not a chance in hell of winning this lawsuit. They are in Indiana; and they are being sued by Larry Bird, the biggest star to ever come out of the state of Indiana; check that; he’s the biggest basketball star to ever come out of Indiana. And if there is anything that will cause Indianians to riot it’s basketball. Say something negative about Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana and see if your ass doesn’t disappear amidst the corn.
I’m pretty sure that Bird could kill about 12 people and the case would get thrown out; so if he’s suing you, you’re pretty much screwed. Hell, they’ll be lucky if they aren’t tried in criminal court and electrocuted.
