CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar 2 - Electric Boogaloo-Fanboys gone WILD-too many hyphens

Patches with the logo of the real-life United States Space Force, the new Armed Services branch.

 

It's just the cap patch. This is the Space Force's official emblem:

I don't how much blowback he'd face for marketing either sigil without a license, as USSF is a public entity...unless he's stupid enough to present himself or his merch as official, which might be a federal crime.

He can't be that stupid, right?

 

Right, and now its just the emblem on the ballcap:

And he's not the only one. An ad started coming up on my homepage for a military theme shop selling the same cap.

 

Well, the US Armed forces are known for their kind and compassionate nature...

 

Okay, this will be fun to watch.

Many years ago, my wife made two ceramic mugs, one for her and one for me, with medallions of the Navy and USAF crests embedded on the side. Someone saw them and asked where she got it. She told him that she made it and offered to make some at a reasonable cost. Another person overheard this and asked for her contact info, which she happily provided. The following week, she received a registered letter from the JAG office stating that she would need to apply for permission / a license before she would be allowed to sell any item with official military insignia on it.

 

Ooh, that is interesting.

Let's see if the Space Force is watching that closely.

 

I can't imagine anything more hilarious than him deluding himself into believing he's beaten CBS, only to have the military come after him. I'm sure he'd have a logical and reasonable response...

 

"100% of the profits of the sale of this item benefit Ares Studios and its educational mission."

 

Oh, I'm sure Alec has filed the appropriate paper work and paid the appropriate licensing fees...

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Speaking of which, did he ever get his supposed "non-profit" approved by the IRS?

 

No, he couldn't mail in the form because he used up all his stamps mailing out perks.

 

That "educational mission" being "to teach you rubes there's a sucker born every minute."

 

Anal training?

 

Acknowledged. Doesn't change the fact that LFIM isn't the only one using it for personal gain, and this time the "everybody's doing it" defense might hold up better. Consider how young USSF is. How many official licenses for its insignia do you think they've issued?