[vincesanity82]

Larry Bird feels that he should be the only one to profit from the use of his name, and I suppose it's tough to argue that point. But what about when the name is simply being used to accurately describe his former place of residence? That, my friends, is why God created lawyers, and Larry has retained the services of one to sue the pants off a couple who is using Larry's name for precisely that descriptive purpose.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, claims Georgianna Lincoln and Christopher Cooke did not have permission to use the NBA Hall of Famer's name with the property and are profiting off his trademark by stating the home belonged to him.

"The commercialization of Larry Bird's name in association with this former property is wholly and completely unauthorized and is blatantly being done for the sole purpose of profiting illegally from Larry Bird's name," the lawsuit states.

Larry Bird Sues Couple Who Bought His Former Home - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[azrael492]

I don't know if he can win this. You hear all the time about people selling houses that famous people lived in. Movie star houses are being shown on entertainment news all the time being sold.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by azrael492

I don't know if he can win this. You hear all the time about people selling houses that famous people lived in. Movie star houses are being shown on entertainment news all the time being sold.

thats what im thinking, he sold the house to them, they can tell everyone who the previous owner was, thats not against the law..will they make more money since bird lived there? yes, they also paid more for the house im sure since it was birds..

[simple simon]

i love Larry Legend and all he did in Boston .... but he needs to shut the hell up and drop this silliness

i guess if he didnt want this to happen he should have just torn the house down and sold the empty lot

[Gotham Dark Knight]

yeah...larry needs to get a life...I am sure when he sold it...he got a pretty penny for the name being associated with the house...I would consider it part of the value of the house.

[legend]

Maybe the couple could simply call it a birdhouse and avoid a lawsuit.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by legend

Maybe the couple could simply call it a birdhouse and avoid a lawsuit.

Larry Bird is an idiot. He can waive his right in the matter...no one is taking advantage of him...he used his name for leverage on the sell...though I guess the buyer should have bought the rights to use his name at the time and gotten it in writing.

[Bryan88]

I agree that this is really bad on Birds part, the current owners are doing nothing wrong. Bird is a jerk.