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TweetYao sues Coca-Cola China over picture on bottles

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Yao Ming (center) is featured on the label of a commemorative Coca Cola bottle with other Chinese players.





BEIJING -- Basketball star Yao Ming is suing Coca-Cola's Chinese subsidiary in an effort to stop it from using his picture on commemorative bottles sold in his hometown of Shanghai.

According to Yao's Web site, he's seeking compensation of only 1 yuan (12 cents) for "spiritual and economic losses" and also wants Coca-Cola China to apologize in the Chinese media.

The lawsuit was filed Friday in Shanghai, where a court will decide this week whether to accept it, the Houston center's agent, Erik Zhang, said Monday.

"The only purpose of this lawsuit is to protect Yao Ming's legal rights, his rights of image and name in particular," the Web site said. "The amount of compensation is not a focus."

Yao, who has an endorsement deal with soft-drink rival Pepsi, complained two weeks ago about Coke using his image and threatened possible legal action.

Coca-Cola China hasn't received court papers, but has asked to talk to Yao's representatives in hopes of settling the dispute "in an amicable way," spokeswoman Brenda Lee said.

The bottles show Yao, San Antonio player Menk Bateer and Chinese player Guo Shiqiang in Chinese national team uniforms. Yao, the No. 1 draft pick in the NBA last year, and Bateer played for China last year in the Asian Games.

Coke says it has the right to show groups of at least three members of the Chinese national team under a sponsorship agreement.

"When the members are wearing the national team jerseys, they are not representing themselves, they are representing the team," Lee said from Shanghai. "We just acted according to the legal right granted to us."

The commemorative Coke bottles are part of a marketing campaign that will feature other members of China's national team in later designs, Lee said.

[njjuicer]

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[SUGARBABY]

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Originally posted by njjuicer
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[Keiser]

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Originally posted by Sugarbaby
Let me translate for you:


Yao sues Coca-Cola China over picture on bottles = Yoas ues cokacoola fer pictureon btles

Do you get it now?

LOL

But the point is he only sued for 1 yuan or yen or however you spell it.

[njjuicer]

Tweetis that that tall mofo on the lame ass comercials?

[bjtheman]

TweetLOL...kind of a pointless suit huh!

[pudgy]

TweetNO
JESUS CHRIST WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE. A MAN TRIES TO PROVE A POINT WITHOUT BEINGA PRICK, AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS IT ?

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[3Vandoo]

Tweetlet me get this straight!


Pepsi lawyers are pursuing Coke on the behalf of yaowhatever his name.

[Keiser]

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Originally posted by pudgy
NO
JESUS CHRIST WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE. A MAN TRIES TO PROVE A POINT WITHOUT BEINGA PRICK, AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS IT ?

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

lol, i don't think they get it either.........

[3Vandoo]

Tweetneve believe media!

[njjuicer]

Tweetgets what pudge?????..............

[3Vandoo]

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Originally posted by njjuicer
gets what pudge?????..............

hmmm(GET) it is right
What(again no mistake)
pudge(AAAAAHH here one)

[njjuicer]

Tweetwtf vandoo lol i got what u said

[rado]

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Originally posted by pudgy
NO
JESUS CHRIST WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE. A MAN TRIES TO PROVE A POINT WITHOUT BEINGA PRICK, AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS IT ?

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

go have a Coke and a will ya'