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T-shirt trolling: Well, that went ugly early

A little T-shirt trademark war with Barstool over Harry’s Chocolate Shop. Plus, Fairfield Township trustee faces first court date over refusal to show receipts

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Today’s edition of the Based in Lafayette reporting project is sponsored by Purdue University’s Presidential Lecture Series, featuring Purdue President Mitch Daniels’ March 29 conversation with Purdue alumna Julie Wainwright, founder of The RealReal.

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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN BARSTOOL BOILER MADE ITS OWN HARRY’S CHOCOLATE SHOP SHIRT …

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A battle over trademark rights for Harry’s Chocolate Shop T-shirts went ugly early.

A day after grousing that a new $30 Harry’s T-shirt from Barstool Sports – part of a promotion to drum up support for a poll of the best campus bars in the nation – was unauthorized, University Bookstore did a little trademark trolling of its own of the social media player.

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