Give Forum To Peter.
Seeing as how Burton is dumping Forum at the end of the 2013 season, instead of just canning the company and not letting anyone else use the name, some of us reckon it couldn’t hurt to ‘give’* it back to Peter Line, who helped start it in the first place. If you agree, feel free to sign up in support:
http://www.giveforumtopeter.com
*not literally, of course - more figuratively.
NICE! In only the time it took me to type that out, over 200 signatures were added!
Oh yeah, and as Burton is also dumping the rest of The Program, the GIVE FOURSQUARE TO CHUCKY petition’s coming soon.
signed up yesterday arvo, along with the facebook page.
Travis Rice and Eric Jackson have also signed up.
I’m stoked that Travis Rice and Eric Jackson also think I should assume control of Foursquare.
why should B give Peter Line anything? Do they owe him something? (please don’t say because he built the company blah blah blah, because he was also there when it went bankrupt).
B is stopping production but is holding on to the trademarks for they might use them in the future.
I guess if Lib Tech went bankrupt they should give the brand to Jamie Lynn?
I guess if Burton goes bankrupt, Terje and Shaun White should get the company? Is that how stuff works in business?
I think foursquare should go along with forum to Peter.
why should B give Peter Line anything? Do they owe him something?
I don’t think the use of the word “give” is supposed to be taken literally - at least I hope it isn’t. I think it’s more about the gesture than anything else.
I read elsewhere that it’s “Kinda like a sports star signing a one day contract to retire with a team he spent the majority/important part of his career with.”’
B is stopping production but is holding on to the trademarks for they might use them in the future.
I reckon that’s corporate overlord speak for “We’re killing these companies off instead of selling them - to deliberately stifle potential competition”.
TV networks do this all the time. Even if their contracted talent isn’t working, they ‘shelve’ them to prevent them from working for anyone else and creating competition. They also take over other networks’ talent contracts for the same reason.
Like I said elsewhere - if the The Program brands are now such worthless pieces of money-hemorrhaging crap that Burton doesn’t want to continue with them anymore, by what logic could they possibly be classed as competition for the Burton brand? In other words, if someone else wanted to take on one or all of The Program brands and give it/them a go, what could possibly be the problem with Burton selling up? Either The Program brands are potentially profitable, or they’re not.
well, in the future there could be a move to bring back the ‘beloved brands’ and that would generate hype.
Or they could move into the rental board business or take on Lamar and coca cola for the cheap boards market. Who knows? Anyways, Burton bought them fair and square, why do they have to give them back?
Also, while Peter Line is a legend, he was not the sole owner, or one of the financial backers. He was a rider that worked with design too I guess. If you read that history of Fourstar article there were a bunch of guys involved, so why should only Peter be given the brand? If Peter gets it back, how about Devun Walsh and the rest of the Forum 8? I think there were part owners too.
well, in the future there could be a move to bring back the ‘beloved brands’ and that would generate hype.
Or they could move into the rental board business or take on Lamar and coca cola for the cheap boards market. Who knows? Anyways, Burton bought them fair and square, why do they have to give them back?
Also, while Peter Line is a legend, he was not the sole owner, or one of the financial backers. He was a rider that worked with design too I guess. If you read that history of Fourstar article there were a bunch of guys involved, so why should only Peter be given the brand? If Peter gets it back, how about Devun Walsh and the rest of the Forum 8? I think there were part owners too.
I agree with this!!!!!
Oh yeah, and as Burton is also dumping the rest of The Program, the GIVE FOURSQUARE TO CHUCKY petition’s coming soon.
Sounds like a plan. I’ll sign said petition if you sponsor me 
well, in the future there could be a move to bring back the ‘beloved brands’ and that would generate hype.
There’s a slight chance Burton would resurrect Forum in the future to score some points, but Special Blend and Foursquare will go the way of the Dodo.
. . . while Peter Line is a legend, he was not the sole owner, or one of the financial backers. He was a rider that worked with design too I guess. If you read that history of Fourstar article there were a bunch of guys involved, so why should only Peter be given the brand? If Peter gets it back, how about Devun Walsh and the rest of the Forum 8? I think there were part owners too.
Moreso than Peetard actually deserving the ‘sole honour’, it looks to me like more of a token gesture on Burton’s part to prove that they’re actually in it for snowboarding like they claim to be - not just the corporate whores they appear to be.
Oh yeah, and as Burton is also dumping the rest of The Program, the GIVE FOURSQUARE TO CHUCKY petition’s coming soon.
Sounds like a plan. I’ll sign said petition if you sponsor me
Sweet!
^ Yeah mate, it’s a good read. Johan’s got an interesting take on things.