RE: Logo Infringement

[Michael Leach <scirocco16v_1@yahoo.com>]

Hey Jim this laywer works on Elmwood Ave in Rochester maybe you should call
him.....better yet maybe we all should call him!!!!!!!



--- Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net> wrote:
> Quoting 16V Jason <jason@scirocco.org>:
> 
> >If having a VW symbol on  my car was trademark infringement, we'd all 
> owe VW $250,000.  And since you can put a picture of your car on the Web 
> > and don't have to block out the  logos, there should be no reason it 
> would be illegal to have a close-up of  the badge on your car.
> 
> Just to fight petty ridiculousness with the same, wouldn't that be like, 
> advertising for VW?  And thus should we not request recompense for said 
> same advertisement?
> 
> > 
> > It amazes me how petty VWoA really is.
> > 
> 
> 
> Indeed.  I think tonight I will draft a letter to VWoA, and put it somewhere 
> where we can all look at it, and decide if you want to use it as a model.  
> Something that explains our realization that they must pursue valid 
> copyright infringements to protect their claims to the copyright, but that 
> heavy-handed letters such as the one that Dirk received squash the 
> enthusiasm we as enthusiasts can generate for the brand and our abillity 
> to convince others to buy VW.  If they are going to hire trolls like this 
> doofus on Elmwood to not do a thorough job to ensure that the site is not 
> a sales vehicle but a declaration of brand loyalty, they do themselves a 
> huge disservice. 
> 
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Michael Leach--Elmira,NY
87 16v 
97 A4 2.8 quattro....gone (traded for Chevy Venture)....:( (kids)
84 Jetta 2-Door
86 Saab 900 Turbo

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