Mayor of Batman sues WB, Nolan

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Mayor of Batman sues WB, Nolan
Southeastern city in Turkey fights for name
By ALI JAAFAR


'The Dark Knight'

Batman has a new adversary: Batman.

The mayor of an oil-producing city in southeastern Turkey, which has the same name as the Caped Crusader, is suing helmer Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from mega-grosser "The Dark Knight."

Huseyin Kalkan, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party mayor of Batman, has accused "The Dark Knight" producers of using the city's name without permission.

"There is only one Batman in the world," Kalkan said. "The American producers used the name of our city without informing us."

No one from the town of Batman has explained why it took so many years to take legal action. Batman first appeared as a comicbook character in 1939 and the "Batman" TV series started in 1966. Tim Burton's first bigscreen rendition for Warner Bros. came out in 1989. Undoubtedly the fact that "Dark Knight" is about to pass the $1 billion mark at the B.O. played a part in stirring the ire of the Turkish hamlet.

The mayor is prepping a series of charges against Nolan and Warner Bros., which owns the right to the Batman character, including placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the film's success has had on the city's inhabitants.

Former natives of Batman are also said to have encountered obstacles when attempting to register their businesses abroad.

The mayor is working on gathering evidence he claims will show that the city of Batman predates the 1939 debut of Bob Kane's superhero in DC Comics.

"We are only aware of this claim via press reports and have not seen any actual legal action," a Warner Bros. rep said in a statement.

While the town of Batman has suddenly shown great interest in the property, there's no evidence that the citizenry has ever shown much loyalty to the Caped Crusader -- not even on Halloween.

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[Elandyll]

Very funny stuff.

I imagine a city named "Gotham" might have a (very slim) case about "slandering", given how the (mythical) city of Gotham is depicted in the movies.

But Batman? :lol:

The sad part is that if they were smart, they'd get authorizations from WB/ DC, and use their town's name to make profit by selling Batman stuff up the wazoo of tourists.

But stupid wanabee profiteers are stupid

[Forrestandjen07]

ahahhahahhahahahahahhahahhahahha is this guy joking?

How long as batman ben around??????????????????????

hmm

[cravnsn]

How does the mayor of some little po-dunk town in Turkey think he’s going to convince anyone that the city had a decidedly English name (not even really a name until it was created by Kane) Any court that would allow this case to be heard is lead by an insane judge.

[jw]

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[dialog_gvf]

Hilarious.

I'm shocked by the lack of creativity by American lawyers and mayors.

Fargo?
Chicago?

Come on, they've allowed TURKEY to be at the forefront of specious cityname/trademark litigation?!

Gary

[Blue-Man]

This is rediculous. Lazy people just go around suing everyone these days to make money. It's like suing McDonalds for becoming fat. Just retarded i think.

[Ferris]

Next we'll see the country of Turkey suing the US for royalties for eating turkey on Thanksgiving.

[phlydude]

So is the city of Philadelphia going to sue Columbia/Tri-Star/CBS for making a movie called "Philadelphia" claiming that this movie hurt its image by making people think everyone in the city is either gay with AIDS or a gay-hater?

REDICULOUS!!

[jono_0101]

has to be one of the funniest lawsuits ever filed...is this guy serious??? he has to just be trying to get his name mentioned so that maybe people will come vist the fair town of Batman, im booking a flight later as we speak

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by jono_0101

has to be one of the funniest lawsuits ever filed...is this guy serious??? he has to just be trying to get his name mentioned so that maybe people will come vist the fair town of Batman, im booking a flight later as we speak

I don't think its worse than this guy that sued Michael Jordan.

http://www.seandwyer.net/index.php/2...ichael-jordan/

[DeathByAsh'aman]

hes just mad that oil prices are so low no now and his town needs another form of income.

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

I don't think its worse than this guy that sued Michael Jordan.

http://www.seandwyer.net/index.php/2...ichael-jordan/

ahahahhaha. funniest thing ever Thank you for that

[jono_0101]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

I don't think its worse than this guy that sued Michael Jordan.

http://www.seandwyer.net/index.php/2...ichael-jordan/

i stand corrected, it is the second funniest lawsuit ever filed

[Banjo]

Holy Turkey Batman!

[Blue-Man]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

I don't think its worse than this guy that sued Michael Jordan.

http://www.seandwyer.net/index.php/2...ichael-jordan/

WOW he claims he got to the figure of 832 million by multiplying his age by 7? That means he would have to be 115 years old! Both are rediculous.

[cflames89]

What is funny about this is I found a link a couple of weeks ago that proves the city changed its name in the 50's, and for anyone that follows comics, they know that Batman was created in the 30's.

[Blue-Man]

If the Turks win i think we should all start a town called Spiderman, or Hulk! Then it'll be are turn to cash in, hahahaha

[cflames89]

Originally Posted by Blue-Man

If the Turks win i think we should all start a town called Spiderman, or Hulk! Then it'll be are turn to cash in, hahahaha

I would live there..........