Post by extremewreck2000 on Feb 27, 2022 6:41:14 GMT
Ok, not actual "media" per se, but it seems that there's no actual evidence surrounding this supposed mop brand's existence outside of it being the reason why SpongeBob is called... well, SpongeBob & not SpongeBoy Ahoy!
No seriously, I'm starting to question if this thing even existed or not. Was there ever a TV commercial for this thing? Were there any ads on newspapers for this brand? Was it ever even sold on store shelves... or at all?
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Huh. A search on both the U.S. copyright office website and newspapers.com turned up no relevant results.
So perhaps the copyright either expired years ago, or it didn't actually exist at all?
I mean, it is possible that the copyright might've just expired with none of the mops from this supposed brand seeing the light of day. But seeing that there are no relevant results means that something... shady must be going on. Or should I say, fishy.
Someone needs to investigate this & find out whether or not this brand even existed.
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Post by extremewreck2000 on Feb 27, 2022 18:25:16 GMT
I was thinking that it was like the case with the Sega Genesis & that its original name, "Mega Drive" was allegedly already trademarked in North America, but apparently that thing did exist:
I mean, they didn't use the name on their products, but they were once called Mega Drive Systems Inc., so at least with that case there's actual proof that it existed.
Meanwhile with this supposed mop company, there's no actual evidence surrounding its existence & considering the fact that neither the U.S. copyright office website nor newspapers.com had anything about this supposed brand, then it could possibly mean that this is either a pop culture urban legend that's completely untrue, or some big fat meanie walked up to Stephen Hillenburg, told him that he/she owns the SpongeBoy name, threatens him a lawsuit if the show were to air under that name... then didn't do crap after that, not even bothering to copyright that name at all & instead just be a jerk prankster to Hillenburg.
Could be the latter, but most likely the former. I legit cannot believe that such a rumor with no evidence to support it managed to stick around for so long without anyone actually questioning it except for me. AND I'M THE CRAZY ONE HERE!!!
No seriously, I'm the absolute freakin' weirdo of the lost media community, the one who talks about such things like Space Cats or RSD Game-Maker. Heck, I'm the one who believes that a 2nd season might've been made because of the multiple episode title confusion or whatever. Yeah, that should put things to perspective here.
Post by emptyeyesemptymind on Mar 3, 2022 23:15:37 GMT
Alright this has got me intrigued! Why would the staff make such an odd story up? It probably no longer exists. I wonder if it was in the California area?
Alright this has got me intrigued! Why would the staff make such an odd story up? It probably no longer exists. I wonder if it was in the California area?
Considering how there's almost no proof of its existence & considering California is THE most populated & well known state of the US, I really doubt that. I would probably say it was in some lesser known state such as Arkansas, Wyoming, Michigan, or Delaware.
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Alright this has got me intrigued! Why would the staff make such an odd story up? It probably no longer exists. I wonder if it was in the California area?
Considering how there's almost no proof of its existence & considering California is THE most populated & well known state of the US, I really doubt that. I would probably say it was in some lesser known state such as Arkansas, Wyoming, Michigan, or Delaware.
Yeah, that does make sense. But if it was such an obscure product in a (more or less) obscure state, how did the team find out about it so easily? Maybe they just liked SpongeBob better and came up with a cute story.
Considering how there's almost no proof of its existence & considering California is THE most populated & well known state of the US, I really doubt that. I would probably say it was in some lesser known state such as Arkansas, Wyoming, Michigan, or Delaware.
Yeah, that does make sense. But if it was such an obscure product in a (more or less) obscure state, how did the team find out about it so easily? Maybe they just liked SpongeBob better and came up with a cute story.
Maybe someone once made a fanpage about the product on the internet back in 1998 that eventually disappeared from existence sometime in the early 2000s?
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I wonder if it was a name somebody copyrighted with the intent on using it, but never did.
Well, the U.S. copyright office website doesn't list such a copyright eve existing, so presumably not only did the product never come out, but he/she might've quickly forgotten about it before he/she could copyright it.
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I wonder if it was a name somebody copyrighted with the intent on using it, but never did.
Well, the U.S. copyright office website doesn't list such a copyright eve existing, so presumably not only did the product never come out, but he/she might've quickly forgotten about it before he/she could copyright it.
Are we sure it was copyrighted and not trademarked? That's a different process.
Well, the U.S. copyright office website doesn't list such a copyright eve existing, so presumably not only did the product never come out, but he/she might've quickly forgotten about it before he/she could copyright it.
Are we sure it was copyrighted and not trademarked? That's a different process.
Well to make matters worse, I looked at about five different articles about the name, and none of them are consistent on whether SpongeBoy was a trademark or a copyright. I have seen both used almost interchangeably. What I want to know was when was the first time Hillenberg mentioned this. I think I recall him mentioning it in an interview he did for a behind the scenes thing or something, but I would like to know how far this claim goes back and how many other people related to the show agree that's the story.
Are we sure it was copyrighted and not trademarked? That's a different process.
Well to make matters worse, I looked at about five different articles about the name, and none of them are consistent on whether SpongeBoy was a trademark or a copyright. I have seen both used almost interchangeably. What I want to know was when was the first time Hillenberg mentioned this. I think I recall him mentioning it in an interview he did for a behind the scenes thing or something, but I would like to know how far this claim goes back and how many other people related to the show agree that's the story.
I say look up trademarks first.
I'm pretty sure this was a consistent story from the start, and he started making the comics for a college he worked for I think?
Well to make matters worse, I looked at about five different articles about the name, and none of them are consistent on whether SpongeBoy was a trademark or a copyright. I have seen both used almost interchangeably. What I want to know was when was the first time Hillenberg mentioned this. I think I recall him mentioning it in an interview he did for a behind the scenes thing or something, but I would like to know how far this claim goes back and how many other people related to the show agree that's the story.
I say look up trademarks first.
I'm pretty sure this was a consistent story from the start, and he started making the comics for a college he worked for I think?
I highly doubt it even got trademarked as like I said, the guy who made that mop product likely failed at pitching it to anyone & likely never got it trademarked.
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