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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:01 PM
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Would I get sued if I do this:
Go out and buy an OLD NAVY shirt with its name on it in big letters.

Buy a pair of Tommy Hillfinger jeans with its big logo on it.

Spraypaint the word "SUCKS" underneath "Old Navy" and write in "is a nazi sweatshop company" over the red/white tommy logo? (Last I read, ol' Tommy deals with sweatshops, but who in the realm of clothing DOESN'T?)

I will not advertise for a company unless I either really like the company (which means it's not a big mainstream corporation) or if I want to slander them using free speech as a just shield.

I know corporate america hates free speech, but could they stop me in this case?
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:02 PM
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1. No, you won't et sued
it's your property and you can spray what you want on it
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Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:05 PM
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2. I don't think they could do anything about your vandalized clothing
But aren't you contributing to the problem by buying their products in the first place?
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SlavesandBulldozers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:05 PM
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3. dont write "sucks" though
think of something more pointed. try to teach somebody something rather than making a high school social statement. educate and spread your activism.
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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:34 PM
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4. No, it is legal. I first saw something like that in 1976
Johnny Rotten wrote "sucks" under "Pink Floyd." I remember seeing a few people on the streets wearing shirts that were inspired by that. I had a friend who always wore Izod shirts with the alligator cut out as a statement ( I don't know how many people ever understood the "statement").
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:36 PM
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5. Actually, it was an "I Hate" above "Pink Floyd."
Still, no you can't get sued, but make sure you buy the clothing from a thrift store so as not to give those corporations any of your money!
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-03 09:37 PM
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6. I Don't Think The Lawyers
From Micro$haft and the RIAA have filtered through the US population yet.
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