Night shifts in the service industry are notorious for bizarre stories. There’s just something about the world after dark that brings out the crazy in people. Scientists think it’s got something to do with our ancient primal survival instincts, but who really knows?
One Redditor had a close shave with crazy during a night shift when a woman stormed into the auto-parts store he works at and demanded to speak to the manager about an alleged copyright infringement on the store’s customized license plates. Flabbergasted, the man took to Reddit to share his story.
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Well-dressed young woman with a shaved head asked to immediately speak to the manager in charge of the custom license plates
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The night manager told her he wasn’t in charge of the plates, but that he’d take photos of any offending ones and send them to his GM, along with her contact details
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She refused his offer and demanded that the night manager get the general manager on the phone, which he duly did
When he approached the well-dressed young woman, she demanded to speak to the manager in charge of the customized license plates. OP thought the plates might contain somethingoffensiveon them, so he offered to take pictures of the problematic ones and send them to his general manager, along with the woman’s contact info. The woman flat-out refused and asked to speak to the general manager immediately.
So, the night manager called his GM at home and handed over the phone to the woman who said, “I’m Megan Saint Cloud-Bergman, and the custom license plates on your vehicles contain an outdated technology term that is the property of my family. Your company owes mecompensation,or I’ll see you in court.”
The woman then stomped off, leaving the nightmanagerto apologize to his GM, who just laughed the incident off. Shortly after, the woman called back saying she recognized the GM’s voice and that he was pretending to be someone he wasn’t. The night manager just thanked her and wished her well, concluding that his job just gets weirder andweirder.
Without knowing more about the specific term that was allegedly being infringed upon, it’s difficult to say whether or not the woman was within her rights to demand compensation, but charging into the store at night probably wasn’t the best way to go about it.
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After stomping off, the woman called back accusing the general manager of pretending to be someone he wasn’t, which the night manager just thanked her for
Instead, the young woman should seeklegaladvice if she believes a copyright is being infringed upon. In herarticlefor Copyrighted, Rae Marie Manar writes that identifying instances of copyright infringement is an essential first step in protecting your intellectual property.
The next step is to gather pieces of evidence to strengthen your case, such as establishing proof of ownership with copyright registration certificates or any other relevant info that establishes your rights as the copyright holder.
Despite all this, it’s unlikely that the woman would have any claim if the specific term is so far outdated or obscure that it’s not in widespread and everyday use anymore. Perhaps that’s something only the lawyers can decide.
Most Redditors weighed in with the same opinion: ask the woman to have her lawyers contact corporate and don’t say another word
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