Best Buy Threatens Priest's ''God Squad'' Car

This whole Trademark crap is reaaaaally getting out of hand. THEY AREN'T SELLING ANYTHING! JEEZ!

Wow. Low blow Best Buy.

If it wasn't for that VW New Beetle, that picture could easily seem like it was taken in the '40s or '50s!

Very LOW BLOW indeed BB, so you have a manopoly on a round circle a G and the word squad Hmmmm

I call troll. not for the story, but for the world entire. It's all just getting too silly.

OH and a VW Beetle

Boy is that low.... BestBuy execs have a few screws loose. You figure BestBuy would like it since when someone see's it they obviously think OF BestBuy. What a bunch of idiots.

God Squad public-access TV show (on Long Island) is older than the Geek Squad. So there.

Best Buy Lawyers are no different from other Lawyers I suppose, they all need to burn in hell.

I wouldn't want to be those execs when they get to the gates of St. Peter "Oh we've been waiting for you...." Down elevator...

I never did like Best buy, this just makes me dislike them even more. Ive had problems with warranty issues and return issues that made me hate them already, ill never shop there again. And i cant believe they would stoop this low, this is just sick.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

I think all the churches should be sent a cease-and-desist order by God's legal team

This could be a PR nightmare of epic proportions. What if the Catholic church urges its followers to boycott Best Buy... not that I condone shopping there to begin with.

Actually they are selling something...a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. But its free, and Best buy is totally not okay with that.

Best Buy corporate isn’t scared to slap anyone with a cease-and-desist letter; even if it’s a Messenger of the Lord.

Best Buy is sticking to their guns, although they said it’s “very difficult,” decision to make. We’re sure. Looks like it’s Geeks: 1, God: 0.

http://scallywagandvagabond.com/20 [...] -best-buy/

Is it because the logo is on a VW and not a christler?

Good job Best Buy. You just lost another customer.

I wonder which would be more costly to Best Buy - ignoring what they saw as a trademark violation (why do they need to brand their technicians with something other than their company logo anyway?) or the negative press they will get for trying to enforce it...

SAAAAAD....best buy.

Guess they are all going straight to hell....

So how many Catholic Priests can you fit in a VW? Looks like five if you don't the fat one (second from the right) as two. Of course, that doesn't include the young boys in the trunk.

All jokes aside, even as an atheist, (and a Wisconsinite), Best Buy ought to give it a rest. No one is going to confuse the God Squad with their overpriced / undereducated geek squad.

It's not anything bad at all, and those bashing best but: shame on your letting your faith and convictions over ride your understanding of the law.

They said in the article that it had to be an all or nothing policy. They are even helping create a new logo. This person understood what he was doing. It's not a matter of best buy greed, it's a matter of a pastor breaking the law, but the companyhelping instead of during. What more do you want? Do you all believe that corporations are evil and if it has to do with god you can do what you want?

Wlcome to the crusades and the Spanish inquisition. Look at it logically, the joke was a long one, but now it's over. Non profits are not immune to ripping off logos for free advertising.

This world has gone to ****. I 50 years, there will be so many companies we're going to have to make up another 100,000 words just to allow new people a chance to have a name.

"Hello, my name is Porter, and I work for Sleboofasterwolf game design, how's it going?"

Seriously, the names are going to get ridiculous as growth continues. "_____ Squad" should not be possible to copyright, only "Geek Squad" should be.

It's just ridiculous, plain and simple. Look at the long term guys, the system doesn't work, so trash it now and avoid all the pointless hassle.

Now where do I go to get HDMI cables with Rosary beads?

Whatever happened to fair use? This is obviously parody, and should be covered even under the DMCA. Since the church is non-profit, by definition, they can't be exploiting Best Buy's trademark for profit. As such, this wouldn't last a day in court, even if Best Buy were suicidal enough to sue a catholic parish.

I was under the impression that Best Buy was going to rename their Geek Squad some time ago because the term Geek is derogatory. Guess "Under-trained Technician Squad" was already taken.



Yes, I'll have to remember to use this line more often myself. Classic episode.

This is nothing new, the Catholic Church has been taking and using other people's property for centuries.

BB seems to think that the negative press they'll get will be less costly. In a way, that's not too hard to understand. "But at the end of the day, it's bad precedent to let some groups violate our trademark while pursuing others." If they didn't make this "low blow", they might be giving the impression of religious bias. I'm sure many people would see it that way, and they'd get negative press for that, too. The upside of their cease-and-desist order is that they won't be called hypocrites if they run into a similar violation of their trademark in the future and don't push a cease-and-desist. BB is simply ensuring that they will be able to enforce their trademark rights in the future.

Thats too kind. Over priced is correct. They charged a customer of mine $350 to replace laptop hinges. The same hinges that cost $20 bucks and take 20 minutes to put in.

Add to that one of my customers who had them replace a laptops power jack. All I can say is that they don't know how to solder. They are nothing but a bunch of kids who 'think' they know about electronics.

Its sad that Best Buy would think these guys could do any harm to the Crap Squad.

While I personally think that all churches are a bad idea and shouldn't enjoy their charitable status, this just doesn't makes sense. Would they sue me if I do the same thing to my personal car? I understand that a church isn't an individual, but they aren't exactly trying to make money off of it (ok, maybe a little). This is just bad PR no matter how you look at it.

Yup, until I am banned it will be my response to every post on Tom's...

Shows how desperate the church is in recovering a dying religion. One small step for Best Buy, one giant leap for mankind?