{"id":5194,"date":"2003-10-17T08:18:25","date_gmt":"2003-10-17T15:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=5194"},"modified":"2014-11-10T11:48:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:48:28","slug":"george_and_walt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/10\/17\/george_and_walt.html","title":{"rendered":"George and Walt and the Evil Caterpillar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeesh. Caterpillar is suing Disney over an unfairly evil portrayal of bulldozers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bulldozer maker Caterpillar Inc. wants to bury Walt Disney Co.’s “George of the Jungle 2” movie, which it alleges in a lawsuit filed late Tuesday in Federal Court in Peoria, Illinois, infringes on its trademarks.
\nThe heavy equipment giant contended in the suit that the straight-to-DVD project about the hapless jungle man battling “bulldozing bullies” puts Caterpillar in a bad light, the Peoria Journal Star said Wednesday.
\n[…] The movie due to be released October 21 pits George against an industrialist seeking to destroy the jungle. […] In the sequel George, played by Chris Showerman, fights “bulldozing bullies” who drive Caterpillar equipment. That could have a “negative impact on children that view the movie” for the bulldozer maker and its line of toys, the newspaper quoted Caterpillar as charging.<\/p>\n

First off, guys, don’t worry about it!<\/i> The movie is almost certainly going to flop, meaning your law suit has now given more publicity to the thing than it would have had otherwise.<\/p>\n

Second off, one would think that the subliminal impact of seeing how incredibly powerful and destructive your equipment can be would be a net positive with kids — or the adults they grow up to be.<\/p>\n

Third off, you don’t really have a leg to stand on<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jeez. Next up, “Los Angeles sues Joss Whedon, Angel<\/i>, over implication that there are vampires, lawyers, and other monsters living there.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yeesh. Caterpillar is suing Disney over an unfairly evil portrayal of bulldozers. 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