A section of the Reddit 麻豆传媒映画page banner. Photo: r/Vancouver
The community was up in arms this week after the page was allegedly ordered to take down its carefully crafted banner image due to a 鈥渢rademark violation.鈥�
The 麻豆传媒映画subreddit鈥檚 page banner, for those who aren鈥檛 frequent redditors, is a mash-up of the many wonderful icons and topics that Vancouverites love to discuss.
It features everything from public transit, cyclists, Car2Go, former 麻豆传媒映画Mayor Gregor Robertson, B.C. Premier John Horgan, N-Drivers, hemp-beer and Arby鈥檚.
Unfortunately, the addition of Arby鈥檚 鈥� the famed roast beef sandwich establishment 鈥� to the page banner, was not well received by the restaurant chain. Or so it seems.
A 麻豆传媒映画subreddit moderator by the name of soupyhands that Reddit Legal had contacted the page鈥檚 modmail on Tuesday to 鈥渁dvise us that having an Arby鈥檚 logo in the subreddit banner constitutes trademark violation.鈥�
鈥淲e are expected to remove the violation immediately,鈥� soupyhands wrote.
鈥淎s a result I have temporarily taken down the subreddit css while we revise it for compliance.鈥�
He finished the post with, 鈥淚 guess Arby鈥檚 doesn鈥檛 like free advertising...鈥�
The moderator linked to an from Reddit Legal which gave instructions to the team to review their subreddit and make the necessary changes.
鈥淲e received a claim alleging your use of some or all of the following items on your subreddit infringes the trademark rights of Arby鈥檚 Restaurant Group, Inc (US Trademark Registration No. 1081230),鈥� Reddit Legal stated.
The response from redditors to the request can be summed up by the top comment on the original post, 鈥淎rby鈥檚 is dead to me.鈥�
Others posted that it was 鈥渁n act of war鈥� and 鈥渢o punish Arby鈥檚, I am going to continue never eating there.鈥�
The conversation then led to what would replace the Arby鈥檚 logo in the banner picture. Some suggestions included the Polish hot dog combo at Costco, Harvey鈥檚, Church鈥檚 Chicken and A&W.
However, the logo won鈥檛 have to go after all. By late Wednesday, Arby鈥檚 had apparently changed its mind.
Moderator soupyhands told redditors in a that, 鈥淩eddit Legal just contacted us via modmail to let us know that the rights holder has cancelled the trademark infringement report.鈥�
鈥淚 guess they do appreciate the free advertising after all,鈥� he wrote.
The page banner will be back up shortly.
麻豆传媒映画is Awesome reached out to Arby鈥檚 PR team about the infringement report but is yet to get a response.
