Mullets. Copyright. Beer.

Xeni Jardin 7:52 am Tue Jul 20, 2004

Beer behemoth Miller Brewing Co. is suing an L.A.-based clothes manufacturer for copyright infringement and brand dilution. The problem? Parodical T-shirts that riff off the Miller slogan, bearing messages like "It's Mullet Time" and "Mullet Low-life." The shirts are available at stores including The Buckle and Nordstrom (where you can buy by them online, for now). Link to news story. (Thanks, Kyle)

Update: BoingBoing reader in South Africa
Gerrie Swart says, "Miller is owned by South African Breweries Limited (SAB).
The interesting thing being that SAB recently won a court case against a small company making satirical t-shirts in South Africa (this company is called Laugh It Off promotions). It might be that SABMiller will be using the same shitty tactics in other countries?

Some links on this: SAB buys Miller (Link 1 Link 2),

SAB wins case against T-shirt company (Link), Laugh it Off wins this round (Link), SABMiller wins first round against Laugh it off Promotions (Link)."

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