2013 Staking a Claim for Louisiana

[ULGrad@HOU]

Lamon and Ltur are whinning, because that's all they know how to do. It's in their nature to complain about what others are doing, because they are in fear of what UL is doing. Hope this UL administration has the kahonies to press on and stay strong. The supporters of UL also need to also be vocal and not shy away. The fight has been going on since the 80's, don't give up!

[fanof71]

Aren't all of the moniker's for anything outside of the university legal name registered and owned by the university? If so, how is that illegal. It already passed a legal exam (one would think) when it was registered. It is the brand and intellectual property of the university or university athletics. It can't be illegal, if it was, then someone would deep pockets could take the nfl to court for owning the "Super Bowl" name and image. That's why advertisers refer to it as "the big game" etc instead of paying a rights fee to use it. Same thing here. Its not illegal, its not a backwash to the law, its a registered name of what athletics wants to be ID'd and branded.. Same thing with a web site address,if you own it, you own it and it can't be used without cash exchanging hands. Its intellectual property. If Registered, the others can't use it unless they're willing to pay. If it were up to me, the attorneys would already have sent letters to ESPN, Gannett, UL Monrow, etc seeking restitution for the purposeful and wanton destruction of registered property and the athletic brand of the university.

BTW, I'm not a lawyer, I only play one on this web site. And, I stayed at a Holiday Inn a few months ago....

[Ragin9221]

Even the article in the News-Star is misleading because it reads "ULL branding practice of losing 'Lafayette' violates law, creates false image, officials say" We are not trying to lose Lafayette we still use UL-Lafayette when referring to the University. The article makes you think that we are branding ourselves as University of Louisiana, or UL. WE ARE JUST USING LOUISIANA.

[Policarp]

Aren't all of the moniker's for anything outside of the university legal name registered and owned by the university? If so, how is that illegal. It already passed a legal exam (one would think) when it was registered. It is the brand and intellectual property of the university or university athletics. It can't be illegal, if it was, then someone would deep pockets could take the nfl to court for owning the "Super Bowl" name and image. That's why advertisers refer to it as "the big game" etc instead of paying a rights fee to use it. Same thing here. Its not illegal, its not a backwash to the law, its a registered name of what athletics wants to be ID'd and branded.. Same thing with a web site address,if you own it, you own it and it can't be used without cash exchanging hands. Its intellectual property. If Registered, the others can't use it unless they're willing to pay. If it were up to me, the attorneys would already have sent letters to ESPN, Gannett, UL Monrow, etc seeking restitution for the purposeful and wanton destruction of registered property and the athletic brand of the university.

BTW, I'm not a lawyer, I only play one on this web site. And, I stayed at a Holiday Inn a few months ago....

If you stayed at a Holiday Inn, you are well qualified to rebuke Tabby. Case closed. Sad, ULM has a beat writer covering us better than ULM = we're doing something right.

That add campaign is very effective......hear my kids use it too. & quite relevant to this string: it creates BRAND RECOGNITION that others take hold & use.

[Boomer]

I see the Alexandria Clown Talk also carried this article.

Not surprising--the two towns with the most redneck idiots in the state ... and that's saying something.

----Lafayette Alex and Monroe papers all owned by the same people!!!

[CajunAmos]

----Lafayette Alex and Monroe papers all owned by the same people!!!

Maybe we should start a petition to cancel all local subscriptions to the DA in protest...

[RiverRanchMan]

I think this is my final post on this issue.

In MY opinion:
we have two choices:
1. Carry on the way we have in all regards and continue to ask and influence media outlets to call us "Louisiana" or "UL". This, I think will eventually come back to haunt us because I honestly believe we will face an eventual amendment to the 1998 law initiated by a coalition of Northern LA, BR, and NOLA legislators for the reasons previously

UL should turn the tables on ULM & form a coalition with Tech & attempt to convert ULM into a junior college. LSU may even be on board if you include SLU & Nichols in the junior college discussion.
LA has too many universities which hurts everyone, including LSU.

[CajunAmos]

UL should turn the tables on ULM & form a coalition with Tech & attempt to convert ULM into a junior college. LSU may even be on board if you include SLU & Nichols in the junior college discussion.
LA has too many universities which hurts everyone, including LSU.

Could be the first thing you've posted that I actually agree with...

[CajunDreDog]

Could be the first thing you've posted that I actually agree with...

Yep.

I've always said that the UL System should include only the following:
Northwestern State
Louisiana
LA Tech
Southeastern Louisiana

That's it....close all the rest. The economy of those towns be crumble though, and would only hurt the state in the long run. Can Thibodeaux survive without Nicholls in its economy? I doubt it....

[Frenchie35]

Every last one of them.

Maybe that is why the evil doers down east don't want to bring it up because they may have to use their right handle, lsua&m.....