Thursday, August 10, 2006

I'll go with magenta and turquoise

I've had my say before on the University of Alabama's lawsuit against football artist Daniel Moore, which finally has crawled (as is common) to the point at which both sides are demanding dismissal of the other party's claims. But The Birmingham News today points out something I had missed last year in the initial hue and cry over the case: The university's argument in the trademark infringement lawsuit is based in part on Moore's use of the colors crimson and white in his paintings.

Seriously. Here's the relevant passage: "As any football fan can attest, the university's crimson and white colors are well-known, and such combinations can be protected as distinctive."

Protect a color combination of your own in the comments.