- Any time we're talking
about Ferrari, James, you start off anti-Ferrari- - Yeah - And then by the end,
you're fully on board. (groaning comedically) - Evil it starts comin' out of me! - Literally every time we do this. - I pretend to be good! But I am a heel. - Ferrari has a reputation
for three things: making expensive cars, racing
expensive cars, and suing the crap out of people. A lot
of folks don't like Ferrari for this reason, but are
they really in the wrong? Today we're gonna take a
look at some of the prancing horse's most egregious
legal battles and decide for ourselves. And at the end, we're gonna see if we can get Ferrari to send us a cease and desist
of our very own because apparently Max thinks it's
a great idea to try and get us sued. - You didn't tell me that. - I'm James, he's Nolan, and
this is the show where we put random car crap on trial! The D-D-D-D-D-List. - Thanks to Cove for sponsoring
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Ferrari dispute ever was over Deadmou5's Ferrari 458.
Also known as the Purrari. On the Gumball 3000, which
is where a bunch of rich guys drive their stupid cars really
fast on old brick roads. - Oh, that's great. - Basically, Deadmou5 wrapped
his 458 with an ancient meme from like 10 years ago called 'Nyan Cat'. To go along with the cat
theme he also added rebranded prancing cat logos. - Hmm. - Then, after the Gumball 3000
was over, he listed it for sale on Craigslist. But
Ferrari did not like this, not one bit! Ferrari has a
rule book, and anyone who buys one of their cars is
required to sign it, and Deadmou5 broke two rules! Number one:
no tampering with the prancing horse logo. Number two: you
can't sell your Ferrari without giving the dealership first dibs. - Hmm. - So Ferrari issued a cease and
desist, and Deadmou5 removed the wrap and took down the
ad, and then ended up getting a Nyan Cat 'Lamborghine-machine'
instead. So Nolan, how do you feel about this? Do
you think Ferrari is in the right or in the wrong for suing Deadmou5? - You know, this is a classic
case of immovable object, unstoppable force. You know,
like, Deadmou5? Very famous for being, like, a troll-type
figure. His personality coming against, like,
Ferrari's infamous legal team. - Mhm - There's just no way that this was going to be a good situation. - I think, who gives a crap
what you wrap your car in? - Well, I mean, they didn't
care about what the car was wrapped in, it was the logo.
- It was the logo. - And, like, the floor mats
were, like, a big piece as well cause he had them re-stitched.
Yeah, that's infringing on their intellectual property.
I mean, that's kind of the thing here, you let one
person get away with it, that gives the next
person legal precedent. - Right. - And then it just- then
they lose their copyright! - Yeah, you actually have to
sue people. If you copyright something, if someone
recreates it, and you don't sue them like you said? It's
legal precedent for someone else to do it. So you are
required by law to sue them. So. Ferrari, I hate to say it, was
in the right. And Deadmou5, I don't get it. I don't get
you. I don't understand. (laughing) - So Nolan, this next example
doesn't involve tampering with a car at all. - What? - Okay, but it still managed
to get Ferrari's Italian 'trousies' all twisted up
like a bunch of licorice. A German fashion designer
named Philipp Plein posted a picture of his shoes next
to a Ferrari 812 Superfast. The shoes are green, the car
is green, I guess he thought it would be a cute picture,
okay? But, you know who didn't think it was cute? - Mhm. - Ferrari. - Ohh. - So, according to Ferrari,
Philipp was using their trademark to promote his
own brand. They said the Instagram post tarnishes
the reputation of Ferrari's brand and causes Ferrari
further material damage. Ferrari sent Philipp a
cease and desist letter, but he did not cease nor did he
desist! He went to Italian court against Ferrari, where... he lost. - Oof. - He now owes Ferrari over
350,000 dollars in compensation and isn't allowed to ever post
another image of a Ferrari ever again. Look at any of
our videos, listen to any of our podcasts, I am not
one to defend Ferrari. - No. - Okay? But, I think in this
particular instance, because he was selling his product- - Mhm - And he put it next to the
logo, that's like if a brand posted, like, their product
with a picture of you. - Mm... mhm. - And used it for, like,
monetary gain. You wouldn't be that happy about it, right? - No, no. I think this is also
a case just to counter your stance a little bit, James.
The Ferrari mindset, or philosophy of, like, choosing
your customers and, like, making sure that their brand
is associated with the right people, this is where it
also comes into play because Philipp Plein's brand is kind
of opposed to Ferrari's brand. I'm gonna go fifty-fifty
on this one, sure they're protecting trademark, kind
of, and protecting that- - I think he was implying
a collaboration, I'm going full Ferrari. I'm gonna give
them extra credit, okay? Yeah, you owe us money, but also
you're not allowed to post a picture of a Ferrari. Ever again. - Yeah, yeah I think that's pretty far. - No, that's sick. That
is sick. That is spiteful and that is dope, and
I love stuff like that. I love it. - Anytime we're talking
about Ferrari, James? - Yeah? - You start off anti-Ferrari,
and then by the end, you're fully on board. - And the evil starts comin' out of me! - Literally every time we do this. - I pretend to be good! But I am a heel. - Ugh, I like your sh*t,
man. I think it's cool. - It's one thing to sue DJs
and fashion designers, but Ferrari also recently sued
a non-profit charity called the Purosangue Foundation.
Purosangue translates to thoroughbred, which is a fancy
horse. And Ferrari really, really, really wanted to
use that name for their new crossover SUV. So they're
an anti-doping organization that keeps runners from
using performance-enhancing drugs. - Okay... - But, because this charity
trademarked the name, Ferrari couldn't use it. So, they did
the completely normal thing that anyone would do, and they
sued the charity that already had the name. Let's hear it
from our legal expert how they did that. - Hey, it's Joe the legal
beagle here! Woof love, haha. Look, I'm not an attorney,
okay? Not even a little bit! In the case of Ferrari versus
Purosangue Foundation, the charity trademarked the name
in 2013, and blocked Ferrari from using it for their new
SUV. But even though the charity was active, Ferrari claimed
it did not make sufficient commercial use of the name
within a five year period. And therefore was not entitled
to exclusive use of the name. I've got a cousin named
Purosangue, on the other side. - [offscreen] Other side of what? - You're asking too many
questions, okay? As of right now, it's not immediately clear if
Ferrari's gonna use the name or not, but I've seen some
pictures of this SUV, and boy, oh my god, it's great. But
one thing's for certain, why are you fighting over such
a dumb name? Back to you, gentlemen! - Lawsuits have been described
to me as, like, you both stick a, like, a double
edged sword into each other, and then you walk towards
each other until someone says 'give'. - Yeah, yeah. - And Ferrari has a way
longer sword than pretty much anybody, you know what I mean? - Mhm. - So, I think it's kind of
a dick move, and I've got to go with Purosangue. - Purosangue is just not
a good name for a car. - Or an anti-doping company. - The five year trademark law
I mentioned goes both ways. The same law was used against
Ferrari in the trademark battle for the Ferrari 250 GTO. - Ohh, interesting. - A company called Ares Design
wanted to sell modernized replicas of the 250, but, if
you learned anything about Ferrari in the last few
minutes, you can probably guess that they did not like this. - I mean, what could go wrong
trying to sell Ferrari's most famous car? - Ferrari went to court, and
declared that the 250 was a work of art, giving it the
same replica protection rights as the Mona Lisa. In other
words, Ferrari would be the only ones with the rights to
distribute copies of the car, just like the Devinci's are the only one's who are allowed to say, "Yeah, you
can make a counter with the Mona Lisa on it." But these
Ares Design guys, they were like, "Dude, Ferrari. You
haven't done anything with the shape of this car in
way over five years. So- - They flipped it. - Yeah, they flipped it, reversed it. - Wow. - And Ares design won the lawsuit! - Whoa! - And now, they have the
rights to sell their extremely expensive, coach-built 250
replicas, and Ferrari can't do a damn thing about it. This
more than any of the other ones, I'm surprised that
they were able to do this. - Like, every other year one
of them goes for like, 30 million dollars. Like, the
most expensive car to ever sell at auction is a Ferrari 250
GT. So, that just makes it extremely surprising. - That some court was just
like, "Yeah, you can go ahead and make them." - Mhm. - I mean, this is like
essentially, like, fake Jordan's. - Sure? - Like, that's not legal? - Yeah, yeah. - I'm really surprised that
these Ares guys got away with this. - I think Ferrari did the
right thing to protect their legacy and all that. - How are they not gonna? - Yeah, yeah! They can't let--
they did what they had to do. - This wasn't the only time
Ferrari lost a legal battle over a replica. Back in 2008, the
Italian Customs Administration found a near-perfect clone
of the 1958 Dino in the port of Genoa. The counterfeit car
looked so real that they kept it and displayed it at the
The Musée de la Contrefaçon museum. It's the counterfeit museum. - That's sick. - And they used it for training, to help-- (voice faded by upbeat music) But the judge ruled in favor
of the Italian Customs because of a law that said confiscated
goods can be used by armed forces for forensic purposes. Yeah, I gotta go against Ferrari. - This is stupid to sue over that. - Yeah! It's stupid!
Thank you! Welcome back! This next case involves
easily the coolest car on this list, at least in my
opinion. The Ferrari F40 LM. Now the LM was the lightweight
performance version of the bourgeois F40.
A Belgian billionaire named Jean Blaton happened
to own one, and he wanted to give it a few custom
touches, all right? - Uh oh... uh oh. - And by custom touches, I
mean, he cut the roof off, added a roll cage, replaced the
suspension with coilovers, rerouted the exhaust, and
removed the restriction plates to let all 760 'hurse-purs' run free. And guess what Ferrari thought about this hotdogged-up-drop-top? - I bet they loved it, James. - Well you'd be wrong. They
ordered Jean Blaton to remove all prancing horse badges
from his yellow abomination. And then refused to acknowledge
the car's existence, blacklisting it from the
history books. I've never seen this child? And it said that
until this day, the yellow bastard Ferrari can still
be seen ripping up the track during official Ferrari track
days. Without any logos. - That's just stupid. I don't
care how special the car is, he bought it? - Yeah, it's his. - You know, it's not like
he bought a license to buy the car, he bought the car, right? - Yeah. - So, this is dumb. - Yeah, I gotta agree, like, I
think this guy did a terrible job modifying this car. I think
it looks awful. But, he did buy it. So... it's his. Ferrari doesn't just blacklist
cars, though. They also blacklist people. Even celebrity people. - Whoa. - Which are the best
people. There's a few people on Ferrari's naughty list
who apparently aren't allowed to buy any Ferraris ever again. - Wow. - Tyga didn't make payments
on his 458 Spider. You're out of here. Justin Bieber forgot where he parked his 458 Italia. - Understandable. - Out of here! Kimberly
Kardashian received a Ferrari as a gift from someone known
for committing fraud. Sorry Kimberly, you're out of
here. Floyd Mayweather didn't wait long enough before
selling his Ferrari. - Mm. Gotta read that fine print, dude. - Sorry, Floyd, you're out
of here. Blac Chyna painted her Ferrari Barbie pink which
violates Ferrari's rule of not painting their cars any shade of pink. - Yeah. - Look. Companies are allowed
to have the right to refuse service to you, buddy, right?
Just like the McDonalds. - Just like the fries, just
like, fancy old McDonalds. And I'm not talking
about Olive Garden, mate! - I get it. I think some of
the reasons are dumb, though. - Some of the reasons are
dumb, and I like the picture that, like, there's a part
of their legal department that is just, like, all right
guys I got an idea, okay? Justin Bieber forgot
where he parked his car. - How long was it for? - Like, two and a half hours. - Get his ass! - Dude, let's blacklist him,
that'd be hilarious, dude. That guy thinks he's so
f***ing cool! But if we give them the benefit of the
doubt, and just assume that they're hilarious? - That they're having fun? - Yes! They're over there
just, like, dude, another one dude? Yeah! - That being said, yeah
they're in their rights. - Yeah. There's one last thing that
we have to do now, Nolan. What you have before you
right here is a Ferrari badge. - Mkay. - We're gonna go stick
it on my race car Jeda. - Oh boy... - Why? Because receiving a
cease and desist from Ferrari is almost like a badge of honor
for huge celebrities like me. And I think that it
would be really funny to hang that on the wall so it's
the first thing you see when you come in the donut. - This is, uh, pretty
well done, I would say. - Yeah, man. - Emblem. - SF stands for San Francisco
where they make Ferrari's. San Francisco, literally. (laughing) Got these on Amazon for
fifteen bucks. Which last time I checked, is way cheaper
than a Ferrari. But, if we put these on the race car Jeda,
I don't think anyone will be able to tell the
difference. So shall we, Nolan? - Let's do it. - So we're outside of the
Englewood Propulsion Laboratory in front of my race car Jeda.
Nolan, let's commit a crime. - All right, love crimes! There it is, there's your badge there. - Let's get sued, Nolan. - All right. - We'll put him right here. - Mkay, ready? (intense music) - Spider-horse! Can you imagine
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