Get em while they are hot... Errorcom t-shirts.

DeVore

Click on this
http://www.t-shirtzoo.com/index.asp?imgid=4342

To be able to buy a t-shirt with this on it:



afaik we arent making anything off this (Price is about 12.50 Irish)

I just kinda thought that people in skyscrapers shouldnt die for freedom of speech and then we back off cos of threats. (oh bit political!).

But mostly I just thought it was funny.

DeV.

El Marco

I get one, if only i had a credit card

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including deliv, vat etc. its €21.90 or £17.25

I'll take a pic and post it up when I get the t-shirt!

Shad0r

ROFL

Got to get one of those.....

Mountjoy Mugger

Just coughed up for one too..excellent idea!

SkepticOne

Might be interesting to wear one of these to the upcomming "e-ireland" exibition.

Would it be possible to get stickers with this design?

Boston

From what i can tell, them just take an image, any image and imprint it on the t shirt.

Im sure you could probably get it done in dublin for that price.
maybe use it as a fund raiser for ioffl and sell them at public meetings, isnt martin in this line of business?

Bard

Originally posted by «Bo§ton»
From what i can tell, them just take an image, any image and imprint it on the t shirt.

Im sure you could probably get it done in dublin for that price.

They do... and you can...

The t-shirt printing place in the ILAC Centre (Parnell St. entrance side) does it - you just give them an image on disk (Jpeg/Gif) and they'll print it on a t-shirt for you.

Their prices are £12.50 per t-shirt, so when DeV says he's not making any money out of it, I'd believe him.

However, I'm not terribly sure as to how appropriate this is on our forum...

DeVore

True, just thought of that. (I consider all of boards.ie my playground sometimes

I think we should move it to one of the tech fora. I'll pick one in the morning
Perhaps another forum that ISNT associated with the IOFFL name where people like me can play with stuff.
Like I said, I didnt make up that site but I wish I had thought of it!
This is the sort of guerrilla stuff I like, but which I fully concur IOFFL cant (and shouldnt) get involved with.

DeV.

Boston

Originally posted by Bard


They do... and you can...

The t-shirt printing place in the ILAC Centre (Parnell St. entrance side) does it - you just give them an image on disk (Jpeg/Gif) and they'll print it on a t-shirt for you.

Their prices are £12.50 per t-shirt, so when DeV says he's not making any money out of it, I'd believe him.

However, I'm not terribly sure as to how appropriate this is on our forum...

thanks for the info, ive also no problem with this being here as it certainly isnt offencive in anyway to the majority of people that matter(i.e. not eircom)

P R O F A N I T Y

im really tempted to get one done up on friday at the ilac.
me thinks...

Also i agree that as a organisation ioffl need to dedance itself from actions like these, but never allow people like eircom to place the blame for these actions at our door step

m1ke

lol @ that, nice work dev with the t-shirt, and to the creators of errorcom.com .... managed to get a good laff outta me and brought a bit of humour to an otherwise fkin crap situation.

Bard

okay...

as for the t-shirt... I think one with the main logo would also look good, i.e.:


Now THAT ... I'd wear

IKiigan

.... but i'd prefer one with the "errorcom" logo on it (that to me was the funniest part of the "satire").

great logo

Ian

phaxx

I'm tempted too. Does that place in the ilac do graphics on the back too? The errorcom logo and "Ireland by the B..." would be good there.

BoneCollector

How about we all print off a few post cards with the RAT and send them to eircom!!
though... you could put the errorcom logo on front then the rat on the back!

Digi_Tilmitt

I'l, scrounge up a bit of money and get one!

Supercell

Methinks that shop in the Iilac is going to be busy this weekend

I'm going for the "Ireland by the Bollocks" look on the front and the "keep your mouse" on the back.

700€ my arse, the more we make them suffer publically the better. (i mean that other vaguely similar sounding company i mean )

nahdoic

Hmmm ... wouldn't it be nice if we could get a full man size costume for the errorcom rat made up, then the eircom mouse costume made up. Then get two brave souls to wear them outside Eircom's head quarters, and have the rat jumping on, and kicking the sh*te out of the mouse. Might even get on the news ... could be fun

Bard

er...

dahamsta!!!

If I recall correctly, he said he could provide a mouse costume...

someone else will have to volunteer to wear it, as far as I'm aware...

OSiriS

I like the sound of that, Logo on the front and rat on the back ... If you go for it DeV I'll order one=]

dahamsta

Personally, I had an extremely pleasant daydream recently, of someone dressed as the IrelandOffline snail kicking seven kinds of ****e out of the Eircom mouse at a press event.

NOTE: It was a daydream. Dreams are different from reality. Add that to your little chart there, next to Superman, Dougal.

adam

Bard

How 'bout someone dressed as a mouse in an XXL-sized Errorcom t-shirt (with the logo) walking down Grafton Street on a Saturday handing out information sheets on the wonderful products that Errorcom provide ?

b20uvkft6m5xwg

It would be great if we had the mouse costume @ any march we may have...

It brings back memories of a Senior Cup Rugby Match, when my school CUS Leeson Street had one of our lads dress up in a Terenure Shirt and was dragged out onto the pitch at halftime and had the shít kicked into him.

Me thinks theres a celebrity deathmatch type flash movie waiting to be made *hint hint*:D

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BTW I'm goin to the match on Saturday
If anyone wants to send me a big banner or something I could fly I'd happily do it.

I'm goin to find it difficult w/ all that €ircom cráp around- I'll need something to maintain sanity

BoneCollector

I Never liked White!

spanner_head

I have to say this is all legendary stuff.

Lemming

Great reading material first thing in the morning

I'm *almost* tempted to volunteer to walk down Grafton St. in a mouse outfit with an Errorcom shirt on .. hehehe

pencil

Originally posted by Bard
okay...

as for the t-shirt... I think one with the main logo would also look good, i.e.:


Now THAT ... I'd wear

Can we get a high res jpg of this image put up somewhere - I want that T-shirt.

DeVore

The only thing I didnt want to get into is some charge of making money from the similar logo. I reckon that would attract heat that could stick. I still havent found a lawyer who will tell me what the legalities are and stand by them...
We'll see.

DeV.

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DeV. did you see this reply I gave re: the legal situation

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=32690

bout half way down

I too would echo the danger of using the errorcom b*ollocks logo!

DeVore

yep saw that but its not much use in court unless he's willing to stand by it...
I think he's right too, it could get complicated with the logo (much as I love it!) esp since money is involved.

Better to use the Rat and combat their dumb campaign.

DeV.

pencil

I doubt it would stick especially when it's a ripoff itself, no harm being cautious - Rats with big sticks are scary!

I wouldn't want anyone to anonymously mail me a illustrator or jpeg file of the errorcom logo


pencil@ireland.com

Shinji

Selling T-shirts using the parody logo could indeed raise issues, if even a penny in profit is made out of it; or indeed if Eircom could raise suspicion that profit was being made.

Again it is parody, and hence legally it's highly unlikely that the company could actually do anything, but because money changes hands you open yourself to court actions and injunctions while proceedings go through. Which is Not Good.

However, I'd love to see them do anything about a webpage featuring a high resolution PSD/TIF of the image in downloadable form and detailed instructions about where to get and how to use iron-on transfer systems, along with addresses and contact details of t-shirt printing stores.

po0k

Prehaps if the blue text was chasnged to white and the background was that gaudy bright blue then it would be much more recognisable, and hence raise awareness amongst ppl on the street.
just a thought.
[sarcasm]
And yes. I certainly wouldn't want anyone to "anonymously" mail me a high-res image. Oh no. By god no.


john.coleman@nuigalway.ie

*ahem*

/me coughs
[/sarcasm]

logic1

Selling T-shirts using the parody logo could indeed raise issues, if even a penny in profit is made out of it; or indeed if Eircom could raise suspicion that profit was being made.

So what would the status be on say buying an item such as a mug or cap and getting a FREE t-shirt.

Basically at the old style raves it was illegal to sell alcohol but what did happen was maps directing party goers to the location were sold for £10 or £12 and you got several cans of your chosen beverage free. Perfectly legal.

.logic.

LoLth

Dammit! I hope nobody includes my

lolth@ireland.com

when they are sending around a nice errorcom logo. I certainly would never ever ever put it on a T-shirt myself and thereby bypass the whole "profit" issue and legality.

You can't be stopped if it's for personal use And if the artist has given public permission for his artwork to be used.

If people can wear a "coke is sh*t" logo I really can't see eircon getting too far with a "their two balls look almost like our one!" argument...

Kix

And just because I already have iron on transfers at home no should think of putting my name on the list either:

kix2000@ireland.com

lphchild

I have an iron that needs a work out...
sonic@dojo.ie


lph

IKiigan

But I do also hope that nobody will email me a nice hi-res quality image of the Errorcom logo, so that I might accidentally go to the T-shirt center type places and print up some T-shirts for myself and all my geeky friends.

ian@kiigan.com

Incidentally, that "putting up a website with the hi-res logo, and details of where to find t-shirt printing shops" etc is a great idea as it takes Ireland Offline out of the picture as regards any claims of profits from a potentially libellous parody of a well known corporate logo.

ian@kiigan.com

If someone please doesn't email me that hi-res image (and any t-shirt printy places you know about around the country) I might not be able to accidentally not put up that website for all to see right away.

Thanks

Ian

ian@kiigan.com

IKiigan

Yeah that yellow look was cool BoneCollector but I reckon I'd have to go with classic Errorcom blue.

Also I know some decent tattoo studios if anyone wants to be REALLY committed to the cause haha.

ian

P R O F A N I T Y

My mother will beat me i sure hope no body emails me,
heres the email not to mail incase your confused word@iol.ie

Bard

Originally posted by lphchild
I have an iron that needs a work out...
sonic@dojo.ie


lph

what a coincidence! I've loads of ironing that needs doing!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

mordeth@nettaxi.com

i certainly hope I don't get emailed that hi-res image. I just don't know *what* I would do.

Bard

what about this one (or a variation on it)... featuring both graphics...>?

"Keep your mouse, errorcom... and give us ADSL"

IKiigan

Looks nice actually, but I have one problem with the current t-shirt and that is the phrase "give us ADSL".

The Eircom answer to that demand would be some thing like : "We are trying, but the naughty ODTR won't let us! We have i-Stream and we really want to give it to you!".

Also, not all those here actually want ADSL, at least, not from Eircom. If I had a choice, I wouldn't give Eircom a penny of my money ever again. I don't have a choice unfortunately, but I certainly won't be signing up for that over-priced 12-month contract rip off that is i-Stream.

I'd like ADSL, but not from Eircom.
My t-shirt would have the Errorcom logo and say some thing subtle like "Shove i-Stream up your arse".

That's me, Mister Tactful!

Still I'd be embarrassed to ask the nice people in the t-shirt printing shop to print a t-shirt with a naughty word!

Ian

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i think the errorcom bollocks logo on the front, and the rat on the back is the coolest one mentioned yet .

I'm going to dublin tom, might get it done then heh.. if I don't get emailed that hi-res image in time of course.

Bard

Originally posted by IKiigan

I'd like ADSL, but not from Eircom.
My t-shirt would have the Errorcom logo and say some thing subtle like "Shove i-Stream up your arse".

Yeah... but make it say "i-Scream" or something so that you're not using any of their protected trading names...

NeoSlicerZ

Originally posted by Bard
what about this one (or a variation on it)... featuring both graphics...>?

"Keep your mouse, errorcom... and give us ADSL"

Send Me a high-res pic of that would u plz.. gonna get it even though my mum will beat my fupping ass in. slicers@oceanfree.net

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DeV.
Re: The logo issue after further research would go something alone these lines....

The likely interpretation a court would make in terms of libel and Intelectuall Property, would involve one of the key tests...
"What is the statements/ logos actual ordinary meaning or symbolism"
This in effect means if an avg. person reads / sees a defamatory statement/logo, what or who would they attribute that to. In this case the logo is very similar to the "actual, ordinary" logo of €ircom, thus the "orange boll*cks" may breach the trademark of €ircom.
IMO, however funny the logo may be, it may be wise to compromise its use in lieu of legal proceedings.

In terms of the mouse / rat, it too is not totally exempt from potential liability, but as long is it maintained as being just a generic cartoon character w/ no overt reference to its €ircom counterpart then its fairly safe. This of course does mean the use of many (funny) covert references as long as they keep mum about €ircom directly would be OK

Barring getting further legal advice thats the best I can do. Obviously the issue is quite complex but thats some advice in a nutshell:)

BTW, I see now theres a few t-shirts w/ both the errorcom & mouse logos on it. Maybe not so wise but its each and everyones own decision to run the risk!

elexes

lads lads i also have to say that if my e-mail addy was sent that pic of mouse ( in high res ) and the pic of the errorcom ( in high res ) i would be very upset . also i wont be able to check my e-mail after 6pm sunday so i hop it dosent get sent befour that . as i would hate to have to fork out cash to get them printed off .


also anyone know a place iin cork that will print on a T shirt

togo_a@hotmail.com

or

e_vac@yahoo.com