Post by Damien Sparks on Apr 16, 2014 14:06:55 GMT
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Following the groundbreaking announcement of yet another Imperial Wrestling Federation match innovation at a press conference yesterday morning, the offices of IWF CEO Simon De Montford and IWF CEO Roberto Verona have once again captured the attention of the mass media and a potential lawsuit from Steve Harris of Iron Maiden.
There are unconfirmed reports circulating various internet news sites that the band is actively seeking an injunction to block the use of the "Iron Maiden" name as a match concept for fear that it may mislead and confuse fans of both great music and great wrestling.
Whilst De Montford's legal team have of course opted neither to confirm or deny these unsubstantiated rumours at this time, The Spark was contacted by disgruntled former Corporate employee Marcus Archer about this story, the former Head of the Man of Steel Division had this to say:
"So I hear IWF may be hit with another lawsuit soon. Can't say I'm surprised, De Montford is the type of guy who knows only one way to solve any problem he has - throw money at it until it goes away. This kind of thing went on all the time when I was there [at IWF]. I remember how Simon offered DC and Warner millions of dollars when they were preparing to file a lawsuit over my [Man Of Steel] division when I ran things. It was ridiculous! Copyrights and trademarks mean nothing to the man, in the end I just couldn't work like that..."
This new Iron Maiden concept certainly isn't the first, and it probably won't be the last time that the eccentric British corporate billionaire has taken a risk and managed to upset some of his harshest critics over claims of copyright infringement. First there was Man Of Steel, then there was the Danger Zone Pay Per View a couple of months ago as well as an ongoing lawsuit from the Spike TV network which was only partially successful and has so far resulted in a limited run of episodes of Spike Kane's popular web series of the same name.
Whilst Mr De Montford himself was too busy swimming in hundred dollar bills to talk to us about this possible lawsuit, his daughter Elizabeth had this to say:
"The very idea that daddy can be successfully sued by anyone quite frankly is laughable. What some people call infringement, I call cashing in on the trends in popular culture. It's not illegal, it's just good business..."
So if you've ever wondered who could possibly have more money than Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark combined, the answer is Simon De Montford. Money may not buy you happiness, but if you have enough of it to throw around, you can solve most of your problems, even if they are subject to copyright.
There are unconfirmed reports circulating various internet news sites that the band is actively seeking an injunction to block the use of the "Iron Maiden" name as a match concept for fear that it may mislead and confuse fans of both great music and great wrestling.
Whilst De Montford's legal team have of course opted neither to confirm or deny these unsubstantiated rumours at this time, The Spark was contacted by disgruntled former Corporate employee Marcus Archer about this story, the former Head of the Man of Steel Division had this to say:
"So I hear IWF may be hit with another lawsuit soon. Can't say I'm surprised, De Montford is the type of guy who knows only one way to solve any problem he has - throw money at it until it goes away. This kind of thing went on all the time when I was there [at IWF]. I remember how Simon offered DC and Warner millions of dollars when they were preparing to file a lawsuit over my [Man Of Steel] division when I ran things. It was ridiculous! Copyrights and trademarks mean nothing to the man, in the end I just couldn't work like that..."
This new Iron Maiden concept certainly isn't the first, and it probably won't be the last time that the eccentric British corporate billionaire has taken a risk and managed to upset some of his harshest critics over claims of copyright infringement. First there was Man Of Steel, then there was the Danger Zone Pay Per View a couple of months ago as well as an ongoing lawsuit from the Spike TV network which was only partially successful and has so far resulted in a limited run of episodes of Spike Kane's popular web series of the same name.
Whilst Mr De Montford himself was too busy swimming in hundred dollar bills to talk to us about this possible lawsuit, his daughter Elizabeth had this to say:
"The very idea that daddy can be successfully sued by anyone quite frankly is laughable. What some people call infringement, I call cashing in on the trends in popular culture. It's not illegal, it's just good business..."
So if you've ever wondered who could possibly have more money than Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark combined, the answer is Simon De Montford. Money may not buy you happiness, but if you have enough of it to throw around, you can solve most of your problems, even if they are subject to copyright.
Well howdy there pardner.