Gentleman Jack
Disney apparently is frothing at the mouth over marketing opportunities for Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow character. They’ve gone ahead and registered the character for products ranging from bolo ties* to soup mixes to printers to cassette tapes. The list does not include: eye patches, glass eyes, peg legs or lard.
The lawyers may be working overtime on this one, but they sure aren’t having any fun with the job.
*Bolo ties? Who the fuck ever saw a pirate wearing a bolo tie?