Date:         Tue, 29 May 2001 09:49:35 EDT
Reply-To:     KAOsProds@AOL.COM
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From:         Keith Olsen <KAOsProds@AOL.COM>
Subject:      List Sticker and Hat lawsuit... Logos too?
Comments: To: ncc876@yahoo.com
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If only VW is allowed to sell officially “logo-ed” merch.  than shouldnt we 
be popping all of the badges off of our buggies before we sell them?
or is it just if we sell them at a profit?   
Or, what if we made a line of young and hip jewlrey out of old VW badges?, 
would this be legal?
Here in NY city, I’ve seen downtown boutiques selling handbags with integral 
hubcaps mounted on the sides (one containing a 70’s style bus hubcap) proudly 
displaying the VW logo?  Legal or not? (BTW they also have other makes)  
While I appreciate the lawyer-ific types who disseminate the legal info as it 
pertains to us on the list, a little plain english layman‘s terms would be 
helpful.
when is a non VW person allowed to sell a logoed VW item legally?
does in fact a situation exist where this is possible?
inquiring minds want to know! 
Keith
87 Wolfsburg Vanagon
81 diesel Rabbit Pickup
85 Golf diesel (parts donor)
93 Saturn
00 Saturn

BTW next time you watch Star Wars, look closely at the bottom of the Death 
Star ship.  I destinctly saw a 1974 chevrolet van hubcap affixed to the 
underside.  Or maybe the entire Death Star was manufactured by chevy!