{"id":77636,"date":"2018-08-01T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/voodoo-theex-other-legal-disputes\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T20:20:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:20:15","slug":"voodoo-theex-other-legal-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/en\/voodoo-theex-other-legal-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal issues related to the protests against Voodoo \/ The Ex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Legal issues related to the protests against Voodoo \/ The Ex<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In addition to those relating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/en\/voodoo-theex-legal-issues\/\">counterfeiting<\/a>, there have also been other legal issues which, since its inception, have concerned the <a href=\"http:\/\/rafz.com\/en\/voodoo-theex\/\">Voodoo \/ The Ex<\/a> knife set designed by Raffaele Iannello. They arose from the fact that its shape has in some cases triggered furious reactions from obtuse consumers who have launched lively protests or even filed some class actions to have the product withdrawn from the market.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these events, unexpectedly, also had wide coverage in the international media:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator class=&#8221;portfolioline1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;74630&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682614839368{border: 1px solid #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In January 2006, the Canadian newspaper Toronto Sun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/en\/media\/toronto-sun-2006\/\">told the story<\/a> of a gentleman who was so outraged that he turned to the Toronto Police and even wrote to then British Prime Minister Tony Blair.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator class=&#8221;portfolioline1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;74640&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682615194499{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In February 2006, the British ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/en\/media\/asa-2006\/\">expressed itself<\/a> in favor of the product, declaring that it was not offensive at all and instead comparing it to a work of art.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator class=&#8221;portfolioline1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;74636&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682615231244{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In April 2008, the Canadian newspaper Stratford Gazette <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/en\/media\/stratford-gazette-2008\/\">reported the story<\/a> of a lady who, after seeing the product on the cover of a major newspaper, waged a long battle to have it removed from the market. Of course, her request was not granted.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator class=&#8221;portfolioline1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;75251&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682615267446{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In August 2008, an event very similar to the previous one occurred in the UK and the news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/en\/media\/evening-standard-2008\/\">was published<\/a> by the Evening Standard newspaper.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator class=&#8221;portfolioline1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;75245&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682615292689{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]In October 2008, again in the United Kingdom, the Highland News newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafz.com\/en\/media\/highlandnews-2008\/\">recounted the protests<\/a> of another lady who did not like the product and fought, in vain, to have it banned from the market.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator class=&#8221;portfolioline1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over all these years, the designer has only sporadically received personal criticism from indignant consumers about the appearance of his Voodoo \/ The Ex knife set. 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