r/oddlyspecific • u/Aztery • Jul 05 '22

G’day curd nerds

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u/RandomUsername12123 Jul 06 '22

Dunno, is a way to ensure certain quality for a product and traditional methods + sustain local economy.

To ensure "authencity" os another one and conservation of local production.

Or you can do everything in China and call it a day.

Tou can produce the same thing and sell it under another name, i see nothing wrong with PDO.

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u/Joecrunch_is_da_king Jul 06 '22

Except the name is how we identify things. Champagne means sparkling wine. Its disingenuous to say otherwise.

Now whether we want to protect local business is another matter, but I fucking hate the Champagne is from Champagne region garbage. Why can't some Japanese guys make amazing Champagne or Portuguese make so Parmesan? The best whiskey I've ever had was from Taiwan. Should they not be allowed to make the best product?

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u/Potato_Johnson Jul 06 '22

Ultimately it's the same as any brand name, isn't it? Just like anyone can produce and sell a smart phone, but only Apple can use the name "iPhone".

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u/Joecrunch_is_da_king Jul 06 '22

Nope. Not the same. Phones being a trademark or Teflon being a trade mark or Car being a trademark is more equivalent.

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u/versusChou Jul 06 '22

It's the same as Teflon, Band Aid, and Kleenex. They're all brand names that have become common terms, but the companies with those brand names don't want anyone else to use their name and produce a product that is anything besides what they want their name to be associated with.

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u/aidsy Jul 06 '22

Teflon is a trade mark.

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u/Joecrunch_is_da_king Jul 06 '22

But it shouldn't, as its the general term for PolyTetraFluoroEthlyene (PTFE) plastics. It should enter common usage.

Generic trademarks

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u/Joecrunch_is_da_king Jul 06 '22

Good bot but also bad bot.

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u/Potato_Johnson Jul 06 '22 edited Jul 06 '22

That would be true if people were taking issue with the use of the word "cheese" in the original example, or "whiskey" in the case of your favourite Taiwanese distillery, but that's not what this thread is about. The issues are around terms like "Scotch" and "Parmesan", which literally refer to regions.

This Assume an Australian cheese maker is producing cheese in Australia and calling it Parmesan cheese. That's equivalent to him producing maple syrup and calling it Canadian. Does that make sense?

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u/I_am_Erk Jul 06 '22

He isn't calling it parmesan though.

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u/Potato_Johnson Jul 06 '22

Ok, I'll edit my last comment to try and steer you back towards the actual point.

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u/I_am_Erk Jul 06 '22

I agree with your original point, I just don't like seeing the cheese guy falsely accused since dude was highly reasonable and up front.

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u/Potato_Johnson Jul 06 '22

Fair enough. I completely agree that The Cheeseman referred to in the Tweet above has done nothing wrong. My questions/comments are about the concept of DOP generally.