-L No, There’ll Be No Whoville in Louisville

I love every inch of my home state of Kentucky, but certain places are just, you know, extra cool… extra special… extra sexy. Louisville’s all of those things, and they boast a Starbucks within spitting distance of just about anywhere.

Sigh. I love Louisville. So, I’m none too happy about its recent run in with the grinch.

According to the AP, Louisville is having to scrap their plans to use the iconic Dr. Seuss village and characters as part of its annual Christmas display after receiving a cease and desist letter from Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

Louisville had planned to use “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” as part of the theme for the annual Light Up Louisville holiday celebration. There was going to be an area called “LouWhoVille,” with costumed characters such as Cindy Lou Who and the Grinch.

But the cease-and-desist letter from the lawyers who represent Dr. Seuss Enterprises, said the “Who-ville” name and image, as well as the Grinch, are copyrighted and cannot be used without permission.

The city was ordered not to use any of the characters in their display. They even threatened legal action if the city didn’t comply.

Wow, good thing they stepped in, can you imagine how many people would have been hurt if this had gone down? Oh, wait… smiling children aren’t a bad thing, are they?

Naturally, the city complied with their wishes, so hopefully the lawyers and people they represent can find bigger battles to fight and, oh I dunno, something good and worthwhile to do.

The only good thing to come out of it was the quote from Louisville’s mayor, Jerry Abramson – “It appears these lawyers’ hearts are two sizes too small.”

Disclaimer 1: The names Cindy Lou, Whoville, and Grinch do not belong to me. I’m not insinuationg they do. In any way. Please don’t hate.

Disclaimer 2: The -L No was once a publicity campaign around Louisville. I’m not cursing at you. I save that for extreme emergencies. If you don’t believe me, try to take my coffee from me or hide my chocolate stash. Or..or, hang around the next time the Wildcats play basketball. Or whatever it is they’ve been $*$(&%& doing….

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