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SSNTails
03-07-2002, 10:36 AM
Last I checked, "Kryptonite" is the name of one of the elements on the periodic table, and IT IS green in color.

If DC didn't want something like this to happen they shouldn't have called it the name of an existing element.

Just think... what if Superman's weakness was uranium and this company had a "Uranium" shampoo?

Maxie adds: For those who don't know what this is about, check out this article (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22177) on the news page.
The Guard
03-07-2002, 10:38 AM
The element is called Krypton, and it's a gas or something. "Kryptonite" was obviously taken from the word, but DC did invent it.
The Penguin
03-07-2002, 10:43 AM
Regardless, I'd say it's pretty obvious that these people are trying to make some money off of Superman. :mad: No one just randomly decides to name a hair gel after a mineral on the periodic table or something close to it.

BTW, I'll be marketing my new hair spray "Boron" starting in May. :rolleyes:
Corran Horn
03-07-2002, 12:07 PM
Originally posted by The Guard
The element is called Kryton, and it's a gas or something. "Kryptonite" was obviously taken from the word, but DC did invent it.

Actually, -ite (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=ite+suffix) is a common suffix attached to elements and compounds, depending on their structure. Also, this (http://www.nidlink.com/~jfromm/elements/krypton.htm) article has more information on Krypton.
James Harvey
03-07-2002, 12:20 PM
I can't help but to find this lawsuit a bit funny, and ridiculous on both ends. I wonder if they will be able to get away with the gel being named after an element...but it does look like DC will be able to win the case. When someone says Kryptonite, which do you think of first - the element or Superman?
SSNTails
03-07-2002, 04:08 PM
When someone says Kryptonite, which do you think of first - the element or Superman?

Watch out! Pretty soon a company is going to create a cheese character and we'll all be in big trouble! Since this new character is now so well-known, we can no longer call snacks "cheese-nips"!

Despite cheese being around beforehand, now whenever someone says something with the word "cheese" you think of that character before the delicious dairy product!

And now this company is able to bring suit against dairy farmers for... okay okay, I'm going off the deep end. I'm trying to get my point across, but I don't think I'm doing too good of a job. :p
The Penguin
03-07-2002, 06:24 PM
Originally posted by SSNTails
Watch out! Pretty soon a company is going to create a cheese character and we'll all be in big trouble! Since this new character is now so well-known, we can no longer call snacks "cheese-nips"!

Despite cheese being around beforehand, now whenever someone says something with the word "cheese" you think of that character before the delicious dairy product!

And now this company is able to bring suit against dairy farmers for... okay okay, I'm going off the deep end. I'm trying to get my point across, but I don't think I'm doing too good of a job. :p

What? :confused:
SSNTails
03-07-2002, 07:15 PM
Originally posted by The Penguin


What? :confused:

What I'm saying is that the element krypton was discovered BEFORE Superman, so if DC Comics is allowed to bring suit against a shampoo maker, the original scientist who named the element (if he was still alive) should be allowed to sue DC Comics and get a crapload of royalties.

Just because you take something that already exists and make it well-known (or have another thing which bears the same name) doesn't mean you own rights to the name.

I doubt Nickelodeon could sue kitchen sponge makers, for example, because Nick has a character called "Spongebob Squarepants".
The Guard
03-07-2002, 07:21 PM
Well...none of this is any more ridiculous than families of the victims of 9-11 suing New York.
adoptedBatpuppy
03-07-2002, 10:13 PM
Kryptonite is one of the noble gasses in the periodic table
The Dark Knight
03-07-2002, 10:44 PM
You can't seriously believe that if Argon was green they would call it Argonite. Calling it Kryptonite is just trying to cash in on the Superman franchise. Also, the scientist that names the element doesn't own it, so they couldn't sue DC comics.
SSNTails
03-08-2002, 12:03 AM
Originally posted by The Dark Knight
You can't seriously believe that if Argon was green they would call it Argonite. Calling it Kryptonite is just trying to cash in on the Superman franchise. Also, the scientist that names the element doesn't own it, so they couldn't sue DC comics.

Definitely not argon, but there are other 'cool-sounding' elements, such as uranium and plutonium, which you'll sometimes find products called.
Terminatah
03-08-2002, 08:10 PM
"Kryptonite" made its first appearance on the Superman radio show, not the comic book.

-Terminatah
Bruce Wayne
03-08-2002, 08:30 PM
Originally posted by SSNTails


Definitely not argon, but there are other 'cool-sounding' elements, such as uranium and plutonium, which you'll sometimes find products called.
Plutonium eh?
"For a limited time only, get the Plutonium Gel: proven to hold up to hours!" What a way to attract costumers, calling the product something thats explosive. :D

Anyways, I agree with DC on this one. The idiots at that gel company should've known the Kryptonite was first invented or thought up by DC and not them. If they didn't know that, that they've been living under a rock.
TimTwoFace
03-08-2002, 10:08 PM
Wow, this reminds me of the whole Duff Beer lawsuit FOX files a few years back...

-Tim