CNN reports that a couple from Long Island, N.Y. is seeking to trademark “Occupy Wall Street” to sell T-shirts, bags and other items featuring the phrase. Forget the obvious irony in the effort to make money off a leaderless movement that rails against greed. Can the trademark-seeking couple pull it off?
The whole point of the protests is to fight against greed and exploitation. I understand that this couple might be seen as ingenious for finding a way to make money in this economy, but trying to own the phrase, which due to intellectual property laws would prevent protesters from have or make any items mentioning “Occupy Wall Street”, is ironic and frankly a bit much.
