Shaq vs. Kobe, the Ringtone

Shaq vs. Kobe, the Ringtone

Shaq vs. Kobe, the Ringtone


Those who love to insult Kobe Bryant every time their phone rings can now rejoice. The rest of you can roll your eyes!

The ringtone is provided free of charge from California-based handset content provider FunMobility, which obviously know a nice viral opportunity when it sees one. But does it know of a legal precedent that might make Shaq call his lawyers and threaten to throw an elbow or two? Take it to the rim, says CEO Adam Lavine.

"We're not worried because this is a parody," he argues, "and we're not profiting directly from the ringtone. This country has a long history of poking fun at popular events and culture, so we're just following a grand old American tradition."

Of course, there are other American traditions, like being harassed or punked. Good thing FunMobility is located in Pleasanton, which is in Northern California and far away from the Molotov cocktails of short-tempered Lakers fans. Or is that 40 oz. bottles? You decide.

Photo: FunMobility

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