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IrishLion

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He better get it quick. That is definitely not licensed merchandise. They are about to learn a little bit about trademark law.

I see a lot of this stuff on Facebook. It's auto-generated merchandise based on your Facebook activity. If someone is a USC fans, but expresses the rest of the same interests, "USC" would be subbed in for "ND."

I get a lot of ads for shirts and hoodies based on my past jobs, which are job titles that no one makes shirts for lol.

I often wonder how they get by trademark laws when they generate content like that.
 

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I see a lot of this stuff on Facebook. It's auto-generated merchandise based on your Facebook activity. If someone is a USC fans, but expresses the rest of the same interests, "USC" would be subbed in for "ND."

I get a lot of ads for shirts and hoodies based on my past jobs, which are job titles that no one makes shirts for lol.

I often wonder how they get by trademark laws when they generate content like that.

If that's true for Moose, one of those would have said "My love of Joe Schmidt".

I kid, I kid
 

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He better get it quick. That is definitely not licensed merchandise. They are about to learn a little bit about trademark law.

Certainly wouldn't be able to wear it on campus either, it would probably get confiscated. My uncle made up some shirts, or he bought one (Don't remember) that had Lou picking grass as he always did, but in front of the White House. The shirt said "Lou in '92." I don't recall what else was on it, but there were enough references to Notre Dame to make it a no-no. All the shirts ended up getting confiscated while on campus.
 

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Certainly wouldn't be able to wear it on campus either, it would probably get confiscated. My uncle made up some shirts, or he bought one (Don't remember) that had Lou picking grass as he always did, but in front of the White House. The shirt said "Lou in '92." I don't recall what else was on it, but there were enough references to Notre Dame to make it a no-no. All the shirts ended up getting confiscated while on campus.

Confiscated off his back??? Or there was a vendor selling them and they got confiscated?
 

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I had a friend get kicked of off campus "for life."

He had his notice of banning framed and put up on his mantle. He's been back every year haha.
 
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Somewhat related - I wasn't able to hold up my 'We installed field turf because Gardners suck' sign at the UM/ND game in 2014 for the player's walk.
 

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Confiscated off his back??? Or there was a vendor selling them and they got confiscated?

I believe so, he was wearing it and they asked him to turn it in, all shirts were taken. He may have been offered a different shirt or was forced to wear another, I don't recall. I'd have to ask them again for the details to be sure, it's been a decade since I heard the story. My mom still had one of the shirts in the 90s, she didn't wear it to the game, that's why she was able to keep it.
 

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I see a lot of this stuff on Facebook. It's auto-generated merchandise based on your Facebook activity. If someone is a USC fans, but expresses the rest of the same interests, "USC" would be subbed in for "ND."

I get a lot of ads for shirts and hoodies based on my past jobs, which are job titles that no one makes shirts for lol.

I often wonder how they get by trademark laws when they generate content like that.

I have a couple "American born with Scottish roots" shirts like that... I enjoy them.
 
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Some of the "ND" shirts and hoodies that show up on Facebook are pretty cool. Have never ordered one because I'm not sure if it is a scam but people in the comments say they got the shirts
 

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I had a friend get kicked of off campus "for life."

He had his notice of banning framed and put up on his mantle. He's been back every year haha.

That's awesome. What did he do to get the ban?
 

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I had a friend get kicked of off campus "for life."

He had his notice of banning framed and put up on his mantle. He's been back every year haha.

I'm going to rat him out to the authorities. What's his name?
 

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"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to IrishLion again"
 

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I'm going to rat him out to the authorities. What's his name?


"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to IrishLion again"

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