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Perhaps LeBron (aka the goat) wants to work for another cruise company is the reason he has asserted ownership of "King James."

 

King James was first used to identify a translation of the Bible in 1611. Due to age it has long passed into public domain and can be used by anyone unless trade marked for use in a specific trade or business.

 

No one would be confused by a basket ball player and a cruise ship using the same trade mark. An example is Apple computer and Apple records. Everyone knows the difference.

 

Carnival does have a trade mark registered in the UK "King James." There is a long tradition of naming ships for British monarchs. 

 

The article above misstated the value of Carnival at $2.99 billion. Today it is worth $22.24 Billion, or about 50 times what LeBron has in his kitty.

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36 minutes ago, Moviela said:

The article above misstated the value of Carnival at $2.99 billion. Today it is worth $22.24 Billion, or about 50 times what LeBron has in his kitty.

 

Good catch; $2.99B was their 2019 net revenue.

 

I find this statement more interesting: " Carnival Corp. was fine paying attorney fees for 15 months, but quickly gave up on that once James got involved. The company didn’t even put up a fight."

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16 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

Good catch; $2.99B was their 2019 net revenue.

 

I find this statement more interesting: " Carnival Corp. was fine paying attorney fees for 15 months, but quickly gave up on that once James got involved. The company didn’t even put up a fight."

Yes, I think (as the story alludes) that maybe Arison's past (and maybe current) relationship with LeBron was a major factor in dropping the legal proceedings.

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1 hour ago, joepeka said:

Yes, I think (as the story alludes) that maybe Arison's past (and maybe current) relationship with LeBron was a major factor in dropping the legal proceedings.

 

I'm more curious to know if Arison knew of Carnival's plan to name a ship "King James" in the first place.

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2 hours ago, Moviela said:

Perhaps LeBron (aka the goat) wants to work for another cruise company is the reason he has asserted ownership of "King James."

 

King James was first used to identify a translation of the Bible in 1611. Due to age it has long passed into public domain and can be used by anyone unless trade marked for use in a specific trade or business.

 

 

King James himself predates the translation of the Bible published during his reign.

 

I guess the rumor is it was going to be the name of a P&O cruise ship.

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Yawn....who cares about a league where the players decide who plays where to get a “championship”.  Let him have it...The king might want to look at the viewership for this last walk in the park, they sucked.  The once grand league is a joke...good riddance.  

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They could easily get around 'him' by adding a numeral after King James.  After all, there were seven kings James.  The first six were of Scotland, and number 6 became James 1 of England.  And he was the one who decreed the new translation of the bible which became known by his name.  There is a book by Adam Nicolson called God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.  It's an interesting read if you are into that sort of thing.  I have owned the soft cover edition, and the ebook is on my Kindle.  EM

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Well in part, this suit it just LeBron's egoistical, better-than-thou, attitude toward anyone not paying homage.  Which also explains why he's jumped teams a lot.

 

Historically, I believe Cunard always named ships after royalty, so naming a ship "King James" isn't so unusual.

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20 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

Kind of like the 2021 Superbowl - if it happens. The NBA did a lot better at dealing with Covid than the NFL is.


NBA had 330 players in their bubble and they only did the a few games and the playoffs. Most of them were gone when the playoffs started.
 

NFL has 1700 players and they’re doing a full season. They’re doing a heck of a job under the circumstances.

 

Compare it to college football. My college has hasn’t played in 5 weeks because the opposing teams have canceled every week.

 

NBA is about to start back up and they won’t do a full season bubble.

 

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27 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:


NBA had 330 players in their bubble and they only did the a few games and the playoffs. Most of them were gone when the playoffs started.
 

NFL has 1700 players and they’re doing a full season. They’re doing a heck of a job under the circumstances.

 

Compare it to college football. My college has hasn’t played in 5 weeks because the opposing teams have canceled every week.

 

NBA is about to start back up and they won’t do a full season bubble.

 

Don’t go confusing the issue with facts, it derails the discussion.  

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25 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:


NBA had 330 players in their bubble and they only did the a few games and the playoffs. Most of them were gone when the playoffs started.
 

NFL has 1700 players and they’re doing a full season. They’re doing a heck of a job under the circumstances.

 

Compare it to college football. My college has hasn’t played in 5 weeks because the opposing teams have canceled every week.

 

NBA is about to start back up and they won’t do a full season bubble.

 

Some NFL players opted out, but we'll see if they complete the season.

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5 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

Some NFL players opted out, but we'll see if they complete the season.


67 players out of 1700 opted out. Insignificant players many of them weren’t likely to make a roster. They took guaranteed money by opting out. Some weren’t even on rosters but they “opted out.”

 

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