Fake Starbucks
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Issue Date
2007-01-17Author
Hacker, Randi
Tsutsui, William
Devine, Maija
Publisher
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
Type
Recording, oral
Is part of series
Postcards from Asia;0060
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https://audioboom.com/posts/825460-0060-fake-starbucksMetadata
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Broadcast Transcript: Repeat after me: doo-yoo kah-peh rah-teh seh-gop . Roughly translated, that means "triple soy latte" in Korean. Why do you need to know this? Because, in a modern-day David and Goliath story, Starbucks has lost a lawsuit to Starpreya, South Korea's coffee franchise. Even though Starpreya's logo features a woman's face in the center of a green circle, uppercase letters and two stars, South Korean lawyers argued successfully that the choice of name and logo is NOT an infringement of Starbucks' copyright. Thus far, the South Korean patent court is the only one to find in favor of the independent underdog; Starbucks won similar suits in China and Japan. So, would you like that doo-yoo kah-peh rah-teh seh-gop with or without sugar? #ceas #devine #schneiderwind #SouthKorea #tsutsui
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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