It started as a small Twitter account in which University of Kansas students displayed selfies of their (somewhat covered) breasts. But it soon grew to epic proportions, as its popularity swelled and became almost legendary. But now the Twitter site KU Boobs may be forced to shut down, after university administrators sent the site a cease-and-desist letter claiming trademark violation.
This has caused a huge booblash among the site’s legion of fans, and now the university says it is hopeful that KU Boobs doesn’t have to go away. It will, however, have to stop selling stuff with the KU logo or trademark initials, however, according to school officials.
Fans and contributors are preparing for the worst, however.
@kuboobs I was saving this for something special, but there is no better time than now! #savekuboobs twitter.com/la_femme_gela/…
— Angela(@la_femme_gela) June 11, 2013
The authors are skeptical as well.
KU Boobs has been ordered to cease and desist by The University of Kansas by June 12, 2013.
— KU Boobs (@KUboobs) June 11, 2013
Dean Wormer says it’s a misunderstanding.
You may have seen a tweet from @kuboobs saying that “KU has ordered KUBoobs to cease and desist.”That tweet is not accurate.
— Jim Marchiony (@JMarchiony) June 11, 2013
KU is not trying to shut down the @kuboobs Twitter account. A Twitter account is one thing. But they’re selling merchandise with KU on it.
— Jim Marchiony (@JMarchiony) June 11, 2013
That violates KU’s Federal trademark, which the University must protect.
— Jim Marchiony (@JMarchiony) June 11, 2013
We’ve asked them to stop selling that merchandise, not to shut down the Twitter account. Rock Chalk!
— Jim Marchiony (@JMarchiony) June 11, 2013
Delicious: a tweet from the Associate A.D. about boobs, which ends in “Rock Chalk!”
So it’s unclear as to what the administrators of KU Boobs are going to do –and whether the name of the site itself is a violation of university trademark. We’ll have to see how this plays out.
Until then, here are our top KU Boobs pics so far:
