AUDIO: THIS YEAR'S ICE CREAM TRUCK LAWSUIT STORY
The Mister Softee ice cream truck company is suing the 3-DDD company for infringing on their ice cream truck jingle. Mister Softee Inc. has owned the copyright to the tune since 1960. But 3-DDD was caught using the jingle on its truck in Brooklyn, New York. A video shows the 3-DDD truck playing the jingle “as it attracts customers.” The driver of the 3-DDD truck, Dimitrios Konstantakakos, insists that his business is “cutthroat” and that there is often room for only one ice cream truck in a prime location. Mister Softee’s franchisees pay an annual fee to use the trademarks, including the jingle. Last year, Mister Softee sued the prior owner of Konstantakakos’ truck for using the mark “Master” Softee. The court ruled in favor of Mister Softee, though Mister Softee is still trying to collect that judgment of $97,000.
* I scream, you scream, Mister Softee screams for their $97,000.
* This explains why a medium cone from 3-DDD is eighty dollars.
* Mister Softee has hired a lawyer, Mister Hardball.
* The good news: We made it halfway through August before the Ice Cream Wars kicked in again.
* Here’s an idea: How about one company sells chocolate and the other company sells vanilla?
* I bet nobody’s selling any of that haggis ice cream from yesterday’s story.
* They’re too busy haggling to deal with the haggis.
* This is kind of like the ice cream version of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry.
* Sorry, I think that name 3-DDD made me think of Katy.
CLIP: The Mister Softee jingle. Twice.
