So Pharrell and will.i.am are in a bit of a trademark dispute over who owns the rights to the phrase “I am.” Let me just repeat that, in case the abject absurdity threw you off.
Will.i.am literally has a trademark on the phrase ?I am.? Pharrell wants to say that he is something. Will’s panties are in a knot over it. Pharrell is suing Will.?Hopefully on the grounds that?Will could not be a bigger pompous asshole for?presuming to trademark the most basic first person singular phrase in the entire goddamn English language.
Now, I'm no lawyer, but this whole thing is really fucking stupid.
Pharrell owns a company called I Am Other Entertainment and?created a?related site called iamother.com. In Will’s opinion, it's not cool for Pharrell to use ?versions of the phrase.? Again, the phrase being “I am.”
Pharrell maintains that he is?using “I am” in different way than Will, and therefore his usage of it does not “infringe, dilute, or unfairly compete” with will.i.am’s trademark. And Reuters made the point?that?Pharrell’s company’s trademarked name?”do[es] not have periods between the ‘i’ and the ‘am,’ while those owned by will.i.am do.” Blah blah blah. It's truly all so stupid that it's difficult to concentrate.
So how?will this dispute be resolved? Because I am completely?submerged in Game of Thrones at the moment, it is?my opinion that it would be best for everyone if they?settled with a battle to the death. The Pay-Per-View income would be astronomical. And if they’re not comfortable with personal combat, they would be permitted to use champions to fight in their place: ideally, one of the Daft Punk robots versus Fergie or apl.de.ap.