EPTlol
the fact you thought dr. dre was actually some sort of actual 'doctor of music engineering' is too funny.. and you actually got mad because you felt duped..lmao oh man too good...
False Advertising - How is this legal? - Page 3
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Ignorant prodigy
United States385 Posts
lol the fact you thought dr. dre was actually some sort of actual 'doctor of music engineering' is too funny.. and you actually got mad because you felt duped..lmao oh man too good... | ||
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SourApplez
United States61 Posts
On November 16 2014 08:54 SixStrings wrote: Can anyone give me even an approximate legal explanation as to how this isn't fraud or at the very least false advertising? How can you use an academic title you don't have to push your product? He does not use "Dr." to push his product. Rather he uses his recognizable name "Dr. Dre". When younger (some 30 years ago), Andre Young dressed as a medical student while DJing. He eventually picked up the name Dr. Dre almost as a joke. He is not using Dr. for a monetary gain beyond the recognizability. Take Alice Cooper for instance, his birth name is neither Alice, nor Cooper, however he uses his stage name as a brand. Let's go to our realm. Day[9] is actually Sean Plott, but he goes by his stage name, which is also his brand name. He neither brings nor takes away the metaphysical Day and is not associated to it in any way. He does not use our knowledge of Daylight in order to promote himself, rather he uses a name that is simply synonymous with it. On a legal note, I'm not terrible certain, I am not lawyer. On a morale note, for one to say they have a PhD or M.D. is very frowned upon, and in the academic world can lead to serious reprimand. I unfortunately have to point out, that the fact he goes by Dr. Dre, is simply to get you interested in his music/products, look in to it and possibly buy it. One more way to look at it. Would you buy a Coca-Cola if it's name were actually, Brown-Fizzy-Water-With-Sugar-Added-Which-Will-Rot-Teeth.... Coke is a wee bit easier to say. Hope this makes sense. | ||
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
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Yoav
United States1874 Posts
On November 19 2014 02:10 3FFA wrote: What about video games advertised as very much playable but are released with crashing bugs and errors and slow fps, with a request for reviewers to not release reviews until after a day or so of release unless payed by the publisher/developer to do so? Depends on how TOS are written. Generally this kind of thing is supposed to be punished by the market. But AAA games are pretty oligopolistic. | ||
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