Author has trademarked common word; threatening other authors over its use

Ah, I get you now, sorry.

My theory is fast crumbling, though, it seems. What we all agree on though is that the move was remarkably stupid.

 

You good, fam. A reasonable theory, though. Sometimes crazy can show scary cunning. Not Faleena, however.

 

No worries

 

I think it's a combination of things you all said up there^^^.

I've seen this rodeo before. There are a tons of people like her who attempt to shit like this in L.A.., but they don't usually make it to the public eye because they either never make it that far or they have a good team who steps in and puts the on the brakes before Client does something stupid. My $.02:

If I had to guess, she's a failed actress who just wanted to be famous, but who didn't work at building a craft. She probably did do a lot of the things she's claiming she did--except the biker thing, which was laughable--throwing shit at the wall and hoping something would make her famous, but nothing worked, because she's got the focus of a gnat and nobody took her seriously.

So somebody at some point probably told her she could write (her type is always surrounded by "yes" people, never anyone who tells her the hard truth), so she decided that was now her ticket to fame because she's not getting any younger in Hollywood*. So, she probably did a webinar or two and read enough Seth Godin that the whole "just ship it" mentality sunk in.

Meanwhile, her years of throwing shit at the wall put her in proximity to a connected intern, or maybe her own day job gave her just enough access to someone low on the totem pole who wanted to advance their own career, so they're "helping" her with her PR for free...but they suck at it and don't know what the fuck they're doing...

...and none of them had enough savvy or experience to have witnessed the Fame Train or how to manage it. Nobody knew how to steer the train, and it went seriously off the rails long before anyone realized it was even speeding up. There was calculation, and publicity stunting early on, but what's happening now isn't it. This publicity was 100% accidental.

She was probably one of those naive souls who think that once you have a following, and that once you have the public's attention, they'll always love you and won't turn on you. Nope. Fame doesn't work like that. Especially not in 2018.

I do believe fans of other authors are stalking her and making threats. Fans = fanatics, and the most ardent fans have no boundaries when it comes to their crazy view of "love" and "loyalty".

And nobody's managing any of it properly. That old thing about "Any publicity..." died with social media.

*Not a personal slam. There is a specific age window for the kind of success and fame in Hollywood that she seems to be craving.

 

That actually sounds pretty damn accurate to what most likely happened, I guess to a degree we will never know the full story. But considering how this is all of a sudden and what you wrote... it sounds pretty much like what may have happened.

Also, I see the beginnings of a novel for you to write. The Cocky Wannabe.

 

I'll cause him to "lose control" of his readers by writing the Cockney Wannabe, the Cockeyed Wannabe, The Cocked-Up Wannabe, and whatever else I can think of

 

For merch I think I'll sell Cocky Cookies...

ETA: @Steerpike They're mine, mine, mine!!!!

 

Well, this one's down now, too.

Brokenhearted. I only got through the first 10 minutes. But I always thought--- I mean---


Yeah, right.

(Feeling cocky.)

 

That's what I mean, so the sports team could easily go after her for defamation.

 

I suppose they (large firms and governments) don't have the resources to look up every instance where their name is used (or abused) so unless an author or filmmaker does something that ultimately gets people rallying against the real marines (or other person/place/company) for something portrayed in a work of fiction, then perhaps they will just accept it as publicity.

 

Moist ash?

WTF?

 

... wait for it ...

 

@Shenanigator
BOOM! (I made these six months ago for a friend ...)

 

Remember, there were at least TWO authors who HAVE changed their book titles! (one changed from Cocky to Arrogant) so if she ever does admit that it was a publicity stunt, then those authors would probably win a court case against her for costs relating to changing their titles under threat/false pretences.

 

Somebody else drive the merchandise truck, I'm laughing too hard! Thank you.,


[checks off list on clipboard]
And, that now covers food so per Forum dictate (no pun...) we've today covered Food, (potential) poop, sex, drugs, and booze. Well done people! We hit our Daily Five.

 

I'll drive, because I sure as hell can't look at chocolate sprinkles the same way now! (and I have to use them at work, which always makes me giggle!)

 

Oh good God. I've had a look at this case and ho, boy is she in trouble!

What I think has happened, giving Miss Hopkins the benefit of the doubt, is that she's self-centred and not very bright. She saw a threat to her so-called "brand" that wasn't there (because if they can read your books, they can read the name on the cover, dearie) and moved to protect it. She then didn't realise that trademarking the word "cocky" would be too restrictive and then (probably due to eschewing legal advice) didn't understand exactly what her rights as the trademark holder did and didn't entail, meaning that she fucked up majorly trying to enforce it. This led to her believing that the backlash against her was totally undeserved, which of course led to the whole "digging herself deeper" debacle.

It's a pity that video's been taken down, I only got to watch the first fifteen minutes or so. It was brilliant. "AAAAH, HARKARKARK, she's the bully, she's the bully!" And who the fuck sent her thank-you cards for that? Anyone want to bet she wrote them herself? (I'm not serious, she probably didn't.)

And if anyone is yet to check out those books, I'd strongly recommend them if you're into the whole "so bad it's funny" type of humour. One sentence from the opening scene of the first book that actually made me scream "What the FUCK?!" had the female protagonist claiming that the relevant Cocker's hips were "so narrow that even my sweet old Nana would fantasise about wrapping her legs around them". WHO THE FUCK THINKS THAT? Also, anyone else want to comment on the fact that this wonderful, adored, best-selling series opens with our dashing hero shaking his dick at a complete stranger in the middle of a hallway?

 

Yeah a few of those chcocolate sprinkles could use a little manscaping...but to each their own.

 

Yup, for a publicity stunt, it's not looking to good for our dear Miss. Hopkins.

 

The one I read a bit of, the guy was a Cocky Doc, who just so happens to be
soap opera level doctor. It was sad, and really bad.
At least he didn't cut open the coding patient and bone them back to life.
Though if that happened I could make the joke: Tube-steak to the heart.

 

As a woman, I tend to stray away from male member grooming! LOL

 

I guess we know the long hand for Manscaper.

 

Only because he does it himself.

If I were to do it, he'd end up with either a permanent erection or a 'bobbit'!