elves on strike

First and foremost, the #WalmartElves on strike are a Movement and are in no way affiliated with Walmart and should not be confused with Walmart. We are a parody of Walmart's claims that #WalmartElves do the work of underpaid workers and kids dying in sweatshops, however, do.. Walmart even uses the Twitter hashtag #WalmartElves to spam people with links to Walmart's website. Elves are not real. If you are looking for Walmart's website, this is NOT it.

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#WalmartElves hate this.

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Smith v. Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Attempts to Stop “Walocaust” Items From Being Created Smith, a Wal-Mart critic, created t-shirts and mugs with the word “Walocaust” on them. Wal-Mart asked Smith to cease creating these items and argued that it was a violation of its trademark right. The ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit on Smith’s behalf and asked the court to clarify that Smith has a right to make these items. In response, Wal-Mart countersued Smith and asked the court to ban Smith from making anymore “Walocaust” items. Included in Wal-Mart’s countersuit was a request for damages that they claimed were necessary due to the diminished reputation Wal-Mart alleged it suffered from Smith’s items. Eventually the case was brought to the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, where the Court found that Smith's products were successful parodies of Wal-Mart's trademarks and therefore were protected from trademark infringement or trademark dilution claims. The Court granted Smith summary judgment as a result.

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Walmart abandoned the #WalmartElves trademark in July but are still trying to censor us. There is no way anyone visiting this blog would confuse this blog with Wal-Mart. The United States Patent and Trademark Office clearly shows that Walmart abandoned the trademark. If anyone would like to help us read all the related documents and inform the press and any privacy advocate groups or activist networks, please feel free! There are a lot of documents here: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85850358&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch

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You mad, Walmart?  On October 26, 2015, we got notice that Walmart's lawyer complained to the domain registrar #WalmartElves on strike were using about a Trademark violation for walmartelves.com and walmartelves.org. The “Walmart Elves” trademark is a trademark Walmart abandoned after only filing for it AFTER the walmartelves.com domain was directing to this blog in 2012. The United States Patent and Trademark Office clearly shows that Walmart abandoned the trademark. If anyone would like to help us read all the related documents and inform the press and any privacy advocate groups or activist networks, please feel free! There are a lot of documents here: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85850358&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch In 2012, Wal-Mart made Tumblr give them the url for walmartelves.tumblr.com The blog (formerly http://walmartelves.tumblr.com/ but now elvesonstrike.tumblr.com) was created to display art and parody in support of Walmart Strikers during the 2012 holiday season and has been relinquished to Wal-Mart because a lawyer from Wal-Mart demanded Tumblr hand it over.This lawyer representing Wal-Mart contacted Tumblr about the account http://walmartelves.tumblr.com/ on or around November 14, 2013 because the lawyer claimed it caused confusion and infringed upon the rights of Wal-Mart.However, - http://walmartelves.tumblr.com/ - was not an infringing Tumblr account when it was created. The URL walmartelves should not automatically belong to Walmart. This Tumblr was started on November 29, 2012, and Wal-Mart did not actually apply for and register the trademark "Walmart Elves" until February and April of 2013. This trademark filing information is included in the attachment the lawyer sent Tumblr (read it here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/185092030/11-14-13-Ltr-to-Tumblr-Re-WalmartElves-Exhibits). The Tumblr url, which was given to Walmart was not infringing upon them when it was created. Also, the Tumblr account was not causing confusion. There is no possible way anyone would have thought the content we post on here was created by Wal-Mart.Moreover, attorney Gary J. Rinkerman misrepresented the extent to which Wal-Mart used "Walmart Elves" as a hashtag and brand personality in 2012. Walmart uses the hashtag #WalmartElves to violate Twitter's terms of service by spamming people with links to the Wal-Mart website. Spamming Twitter with a hashtag should not automatically mean a corporation can claim any blog it wants. Now Walmart appears to be taking steps to seize walmartelves.com. In the past, Wal-Mart has used its wealth to pay a lawyer to misrepresent Wal-Mart's use of "Walmart Elves" as a brand and have the http://walmartelves.tumblr.com/ transferred to them. Many of the posts on the Tumblr (which is now http://elvesonstrike.tumblr.com/) are posts which were reblogged from other accounts, which you can see if you review them. It is not fair for Walmart to be allowed to just take a blog because it decides it doesn't like its content. Allowing Walmart to use the http://walmartelves.tumblr.com/ Tumblr set a scary precedent for Tumblr. A corporation like Walmart should not be able to force Tumblr to transfer the url of a humorous artistic blog just because Walmart doesn't like it. This is a violation of the First Amendment. If Walmart seizes the walmartelves.com domain, it will set an even scarier precedent. Please tell everyone about this censorship of political speech on the internet and show your support for Walmart Strikers and Walmart Workers and people in Walmart sweatshops by Tweeting with the #WalmartElves hashtag and using it everywhere. Your friends, The #WalmartElves on Strike.

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walmartelves.com ~ #WalmartElves Are Free!

                               ATTENTION WALMART SHOPPERS!

Walmart has stopped using ICANN to seize control of walmartelves.com and has relinquished the #WalmartElves trademark.

We're on Twitter at @LowWages, @SweatShopElves, and other accounts, and we're free!

You can click HERE to read the long history of Walmart hiring lawyers to censor and remove #WalmartElves on strike from the Internet.

Thanks everyone who helped #FreeTheWalmartElves!

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Art By Luis Moreno

#WalmartStrikers #Walmart

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Image by: Myisha Arellanus

"One of the main reasons that makes WalMart such a dirty corporation is the fact that it dehumanizes their workers. I wanted to included the protestors in the background to show resistance, but I mainly wanted to portray the human side of the workers being abused. Full time wages and $15 an hour are essential necessities for them and their families, not a matter of debate.” -Myisha Arellanus

For more info, go to BlackFridayProtests.org

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Image by Fidencio Martinez

"I was viewing the videos on OURWalmart and was struck by the people themselves. It takes so much courage to stand up and demand better conditions, ultimately, putting your job on the line but in order to raise awareness." -Fidencio Martinez

For more info, go to BlackFridayProtests.org

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#WalmartElves

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Image by Rose Jaffe. I support the #WalmartStrikers BlackFridayProtests.org

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#WalmartElves

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Margaret Hooten, Walmart store 2418, Placerville, CA

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#WalmartElves

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Image by Rose Jaffe. I support the #WalmartStrikers BlackFridayProtests.org

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#WalmartElves

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I need a new laptop. @/Walmart violating Twitter spam rules with #WalmartElves tweets

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An Ohio food drive for Walmart workers. 

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#WalmartElves love communities that support Walmart Workers. #WalmartHungerGames

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At my store, they’re holding a bake sale and asking us to bring baked goods to help make money to help other Walmart workers. (Franfort, Indiana)

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#WalmartElves urge you to check out #WalmartHungerGames

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Image by Carol Belisa

"Walmart employees work hard to provide for their families. Often times this means working for limited hours and low wages. Sure it’s easy to say "get a better paying job." However, in this economy it becomes nearly impossible to turn down any type of income. It is our responsibility as a community to fight for higher wages.” -Carol Belisa

For more info, go to BlackFridayProtests.org

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#WalmartElves will be on strike and at #BlackFridayProtests

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Rollback? No… FIGHTBACK! More culture jamming at Walmart.

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It's that time again! Rebrand Walmart. #WalmartElves