• Anheuser-Busch, craft brewer settle suit

    From Garrison Hilliard@garrison@efn.org to alt.beer on Sat Jan 25 17:04:39 2014
    From Newsgroup: alt.beer

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. has removed its "Hold my
    beer and watch this" videos from its Bud Light YouTube page, and the
    craft brewer that sued over use of the phrase has dropped the legal
    action.

    Big Sky Brewing Co. of Missoula, Mont., sued Anheuser-Busch in
    December, saying it had a trademark for the phrase "Hold my beer and
    watch this," and had used the slogan since 2004.

    Big Sky dropped the suit on Wednesday in exchange for Anheuser-Busch
    removing the videos, created by actor John Krasinski of TV's The
    Office and his business partner. There was no financial settlement.

    The videos, which debuted in early December, were popular — they had
    millions of views before being taken down on Jan. 15.

    http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/beer/anheuser-busch-craft-brewer-settle-suit

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