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Formula 1 is reportedly forcing some F1 creators to change their names
F1 creators find themselves in murky legal waters.
Paddock didn’t mention receiving a cease and desist letter when announcing the change, instead writing that the new name “reflects where we are and where we’re headed.” F1 commentator Toni Cowan-Brown said in a video that she’s been “hearing rumblings” about the cease and desist letters for “at least the last six months.” She added that Formula 1 is targeting those “who are using F1 in their branding and who are capitalizing on it,” as well as creators who pretend to somehow be associated with the organization. Still, Formula 1 has been especially aggressive in protecting its branding in the past, including when it sent a “ stack of legal letters ” to star driver Lewis Hamilton demanding that he stop posting F1 clips to social media.
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