Notre Dame Worried About Protecting Their Image, But In A Greedy Way

Notre Dame never fails to disappoint. Not worried about their Catholic "Brand" they gave Obama a stage and an honorary degree. Further, they arrested non-violent protestors in the course of that situation.

Yet, now they are so worried about logo revenue they have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Chapman High School in Kansas in order to get them to change their logo. Who is Chapman, they are the school that was destroyed by a tornado last summer along with almost 80% of the rest of the town.

Look, I know there are lots of great students at Notre Dame, and lots of great alumni. Most of my Professors at Ave Maria graduated from there. And even though they have every right to do this, and that there are lots of "grey" areas in all of these stories, Notre Dame never seems to take the high ground in any of them. Oh, and for those wondering, Notre Dame could have done several things here. Licensed the logo out or have them alter is slightly are two easy solutions.

Oh, and how did ND find out about the logo? Well, Chapman has been using the logo since 1967 but it wasn't until someone from ND saw it on the Chapman website while reading about the devastation by the tornados that they finally contacted them. Nothing says Spiritual Work of Mercy like legal action motivated by profit motives.

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