Consumers are smart enough to know that fictional media is fictional. If we're not protecting products from negative reviews, opinion peices, or satire -- then fictional stories seems to me like a really weird place to draw a line.
What if I took your product and made a joke about it having ties to a cult?[0] I don't see any reason to treat fictional movies and games like they're a special medium.
I also assume we're not proposing that people should be banned from making fictional stories that feature real events and people. So jumping off of that point, what makes a movie that incorporates a public, trademarked brand different than a movie that incorporates a living public figure?
Consumers are smart enough to know that fictional media is fictional. If we're not protecting products from negative reviews, opinion peices, or satire -- then fictional stories seems to me like a really weird place to draw a line.
What if I took your product and made a joke about it having ties to a cult?[0] I don't see any reason to treat fictional movies and games like they're a special medium.
I also assume we're not proposing that people should be banned from making fictional stories that feature real events and people. So jumping off of that point, what makes a movie that incorporates a public, trademarked brand different than a movie that incorporates a living public figure?
[0]: https://entertainment.theonion.com/new-sesame-street-charact...