Batman sues Christopher Nolan over name

[Raph's Girl]

http://io9.com/5079815/batman-sues-c...he-dark-knight

It's not a dream or an imaginary story - The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan really is being sued by Batman over unauthorized use of the "Batman" name. But before we all start celebrating the first proof that, as we all suspected all along, let's face it, Bruce Wayne's troubled crimefighter is actually real, I should explain: the "Batman" in question is actually a little-known a city in Turkey. And they're pissed.

You may never have heard of Batman, the city. It's in southeast Turkey, and the home to the country's oldest oil refinery (built in 1955). Despite that, though, they're not having the greatest of times - Crime is up, as are suicides amongst women. Also, like everywhere else in the world, they're suffering from economic problems... which is where Christopher Nolan comes in:

“The royalty of the name ‘Batman’ belongs to us … There is only one Batman in the world. The American producers used the name of our city without informing us,” [Mayor of Batman city, Hüseyin] Kalkan told the Doğan news agency... Mayor Kalkan, speaking to the Hürriyet Daily News and the Economic Review, said last year foreign media picked up on Batman and the city’s increasing suicide rates among women. He said a columnist asked why Batman’s mayor did not sue the movie Batman for royalties while struggling with economic problems. “We found this criticism right and started to look for legal possibilities of a case like that,” he said.

And so, Kalkan plans to sue not DC Comics, who own the character, nor Warner Bros., who own DC Comics, but Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight. I'd pretend that this would be a clash of the legal titans, but there's no way that this isn't going to get laughed out of court immediately. Which is almost a shame, really; just imagine the "Holy Lawsuit! Batman Goes To Court" we'll miss.

One wonders why they haven't said anything before. They weren't even a city till the 50's, they were just a small villiage called Ilah in the Batman Provence by the Batman River. The name is short for Bati Raman so they have no case really. But maybe cuz of this they'll get some tourism?

[Hannah]

Whatever, Turkey sucks.

[Brodie]

Turkey -does- suck.

But if Raph's girl is right about Batman the city not existing until the 50's....Batman the character was created in '39. ....Interesting....

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Brodie

But if Raph's girl is right about Batman the city not existing until the 50's....Batman the character was created in '39. ....Interesting....

I first found out about the city over the summer when I thought it would be funny if there was a city called Batman. I've since done some research. I dunno about the River or Provence but the city was called Illuh till 1957. 2 years after the oil refinery changed it from being a small villiage to a big city. So they have no case at all and suing Chris Nolan is just plain stupid. Especially when you consider that Batman is an acronym for Bati Raman Mountain.

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

Yeah, this is going to fail for the city. It doesn't make sense to just sue Christopher Nolan. The most they could hope for is a bit of tourism. And with crime being way up, I doubt anybody's looking to go there.

[Sewer Bull]

Shouldn't they sue, like, DC instead of Nolan?

They're dumb.

[gobo]

Desperate times call for absurd measures.

[Mecha Cow]

He is a man who dresses up like a bat. Maybe they should be suing the English language instead. I'm sure crazier things have happened.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

I first found out about the city over the summer when I thought it would be funny if there was a city called Batman.

Of course. Who hasn't thought that?

[Jester]

This just in:
Joker, Utah is suing the Heath Ledger estate...

[Ninjinister]

I found out about this city at work about six months ago. I was like "(Insert Peter Griffin laugh here), there's a city called Batman."

I would have never thought at the time that mayor of said city is... to keep it p.c., "mislead".

This is incredibly stupid. Not even worth being news.

[Ninjinister]

One has to wonder what a friend's co-worker, an Isaac Melvin Batman, would have to say about all of this. He's in his sixties, so I'm pretty sure he also proceeds the city. He also despises when people call him by his first two initials.

[Jester]

Further update:

All the cities named Robin are suing Burt Ward.

[Cipher]

Last year in my English class we read Orhan Pamuk's Snow (which is a fantastic novel). It's set in modern day Turkey, in the city of Batman.

Many laughs ensued over that name.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Cipher

Last year in my English class we read Orhan Pamuk's Snow (which is a fantastic novel). It's set in modern day Turkey, in the city of Batman.

Many laughs ensued over that name.

What? There's a novel set in Batman?! *runs to the bookstore*

But seriously...Im waiting for Breen Acres, Missouri to sue Paramount....or anybody with the surname of Borg.

It's just plain nuts....

[Buslady]

what retards

yeah publicity and tourism maybe that's about all they can hope for


why would you sue the guy who made the movie, what about suing Tim Burton who made the first one back in 89??

or suing the creator well, he's kinda stiff now but the name "Batman" has been around since what the 30s and only NOW they say something??????



by the way I know someone with the surname of Borg.

Resistance is Futile!

muahahahaaaaaa

[That Matt Guy]

they should have sued melbourne, australia because it was founded by batman. true story, look it up.

[Leonardo87]

Originally Posted by Jester

Further update:

All the cities named Robin are suing Burt Ward.

Holy Lawsuit, Batman!