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venta ([personal profile] venta) wrote2011-03-15 03:18 pm

Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

From the Wikipedia page about The Levellers:

"Rolling anarchy" is a trademarked symbol of the band.

A trade-marked anarchy symbol? Um, right.

[identity profile] lanfykins.livejournal.com 2011-03-15 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
A little too ironic. And yes, I really do think.

[identity profile] undyingking.livejournal.com 2011-03-15 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Way to stick it to The Man!

[identity profile] bateleur.livejournal.com 2011-03-15 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Well after all, you wouldn't want the man using the same symbol right back atcha!
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[personal profile] lnr 2011-03-15 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I quite like it as a celtic knot style thing, and hadn't twigged it was supposed to be an anarchy symbol anyway, but now I'm just mildly disappointed. It kinda sums them up though in a lot of ways.
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[personal profile] zotz 2011-03-15 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, my reaction is "according to who?"

Wikipedia say so, but they don't give a source. Other websites likewise. I can't find a statement anywhere from the Levellers themselves on the topic. I had a quick look in the IPO's registered trademark database but couldn't find anything.

Of course, someone might have said that, meaning that as it was clearly associated with them as their logo it meets the criterion to be regarded as one, but that's different from the band having taken specific legal steps.

Someone should probably ask them.

[identity profile] venta.livejournal.com 2011-03-15 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Yes. Not everything I read on the internet is true :)

[identity profile] nisaba.livejournal.com 2011-03-15 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Say it ain't so!
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[identity profile] ewx.livejournal.com 2011-03-15 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I was going to add a [citation needed] but I see someone has beaten me to it l-)

[identity profile] venta.livejournal.com 2011-03-16 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
That would be me, trying to salvage my reputation after reading [livejournal.com profile] zotz's comment above :)
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[identity profile] ewx.livejournal.com 2011-03-16 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
Salvaging one’s reputation with an anonymous remark is very understated l-)