Jindal jumps into 'Who Dat' fray, may back lawsuit

Posted: Feb 1, 2010 3:29 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is getting
into the "Who Dat" fray with the NFL. He is asking the state
attorney general to look into a possible lawsuit over the ownership
rights to the popular New Orleans Saints phrase.
Jindal spokesman Kyle Plotkin said the Republican governor's
executive counsel contacted Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's
office Saturday about the matter.
The call came within hours of the Louisiana Democratic Party's
governing body calling on Jindal to defend the "rights of the
citizens of the state of Louisiana" to use the term "Who Dat"
and the fleur-de-lis symbol.
Some T-shirt makers in the state have been hit with
cease-and-desist letters from the NFL demanding that they stop
selling shirts with the traditional cheer of New Orleans Saints
fans. The NFL claims the shirts infringe on a legal trademark it
owns.
Louisianians, including members of the state's congressional
delegation, say it's ridiculous for the NFL to claim ownership of a
saying or symbol that predates the Saints.

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    Saints Fan at Jan 31st 2010 12:05 PM

    It's just another way for the NFL to be greedy.  Support David Vitter's efforts to challenge this attempt.  He is supposedly having T-shirts printed for sale as the JUNIOR SENATOR OF THE WHO DAT NATION!  Check his website or sign up for his enews letter.  That's how I found out about this silliness.  He states the phrase, "Who Dat", is in the public domain.  I agree.  Besides, who has authority to trademark speech they did not create?

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