Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 15:55:50 -0700
Reply-To: Tiberius Gaius <c123666@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tiberius Gaius <c123666@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: [Re: List Sticker and Hat lawsuit]
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Nuts, the Grateful Dead used to enforce their rights to certain images with
the parking lot vendors (shirts, not acid....) from time to time. Even
acted like they meant it, too.
Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Bosch" <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: List Sticker and Hat lawsuit]
> Joe wrote...
>
> <<<snip>>>...why is the frig'n VWOA so hell bent on chasing people that
> love
> thier cars...<<<snip>>>
>
> VWOA could care less about the people that really love VW's. As a matter
> of course, the enthiasist does not bring profits to the company. Think
> about it. When was the last time you brought your Vanagon to a dealer for
> service? If you don't bring it to the dealer for service, when was the
> last time you stepped foot into the dealer parts department to buy
> gen-u-whine VW parts? I would dare say that a great majority of the
> members of this esteemed list do not and will not have any interaction
with
> a VW dealer. Face it -- most of us bought our VW's used. I personally
> have owned 10 and have only bought two new. And because of this, we, as a
> group -- albiet an enthusatic group -- do not bring profits to VW.
>
> VW has every right to go after people for trademark infringements or
> violations. It may not make sense, it may not be the right thing to do,
> and indeed may futher alienate a dedicated group of VW fans from
> considering future new VW purchases. But it is within their right. Can
> you companies like GE, Westinghouse, Microsoft (sorry for the offensive
> language...), Dell, Pepsi, not enforcing their trademark rights? Neither
> can I.
>
> I don't like what VW is doing. In fact, I think it stinks. But I can
> understand it. And personally, that POS '94 Jetta III was the last new VW
> I'll ever buy. VW may be popular again, but in my book, they may as well
> be GM products...
>
> Alan Bosch
> & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
> Formerly (for VWOA's sake):
> '69, '71, '73 Bugs
> '82 Rabbit L
> '82 Rabbit Diesel
> '83 GTi
> '88 Fox GL Sport
> '92 Passat CL
> '94 POS Jetta III
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