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Emergency Bonus Podcast - ESPN Is Trying To Bully Us With A Cease And Desist

Thursday, March 10, 20167 takes

ESPN sent Pardon My Take a cease and desist and the guys discuss it.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

ESPN definitely picked the wrong people to mess with because we have nothing to lose

I think they definitely picked the wrong people to fuck with on this one. Like we got nothing to lose.

The podcast went on to become the most successful sports podcast in the world despite the legal pressure.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

ESPN should be thanking us for elevating the brands of 'Pardon the Interruption' and 'First Take'

I would say that they should be on their hands and knees thanking us that we're doing more to elevate the Pardon the Interruption and First Take brand, because now they're affiliated with our brand.

ESPN's shows were massive established brands, while PMT was a weeks-old podcast; the exposure definitely flowed the other way.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Barstool and Disney/ESPN are closer in value than people think

I'm not saying that Disney and Barstool are, like, maybe equal in terms of stock, but we're closer than people think.

Disney is a massive global corporation with a market cap in the hundreds of billions, whereas Barstool was valued in the tens of millions at this time.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The more lawsuits ESPN files against us, the stronger we get

I want to have them file lawsuits at me nonstop because the more they file, the stronger I get... the more lawsuits we have filed against us, the better we get.

The C&D story became a major media moment that helped cement PMT's early dominance in the podcast charts.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

We should file a cease and desist against ESPN to stop them from sending us cease and desist letters

I think we can file a motion against their motion... We should file a cease and desist to them to stop sending a cease and desist letters.

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This is not a real legal strategy that would be effective in court.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The internet will side with us over ESPN in this legal battle

If I know anything about the Internet, the Internet's going to have our back. Nobody's going to side with ESPN on this. They're going to look real bad.

Fans overwhelmingly supported PMT, and the battle became part of the show's early lore.
Push
Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If John Skipper couldn't get the Chargers to move to L.A., he won't be able to stop our podcast

[John Skipper] is the guy that couldn't even get the Chargers to move up to L.A. I don't think that he's going to be able to get our podcast up there.

The podcast survived, and the Chargers did eventually move to LA in 2017, though Skipper's personal role in that move is debatable.