Date:         Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:45:57 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: HELP - The Volkswagen Lawyers are after me! - HELP
Comments: To: Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <3.0.6.32.19990222100139.007ff200@aquila.com>
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Then why are they picking on me then... nothing naughty or commercial at
VOLKSWAGEN.ORG.  I run my business thru FASTFORWARD.CA and besides the one
ad for it at VOLKSWAGEN.ORG it is non-commercial.

At 10:01 22/02/1999 -0600, Chris Smith wrote:
>At 12:39 AM 2/22/99 EST, you wrote:
>>I think VW is more worried about someone pretending to be the official VW
web
>>site.  As far as I know, VW is not out to get any clubs or organizations
>using
>>the VW or Volkswagen name.
>>
>>It would be easy to setup a bogus site at Volkswagen.org, and then totally
>>spoof the company and place false information there.
>>
>>I think you should be worried if your business has VW or Volkswagen as
>part of
>>it's name.  That's the reason my new URL is EuroCampers.com and not
>>Eurovans.com
>>
>>Steve Lashley
>>'74 Campmobile
>>'93 EV MV
>>EuroCampers.com
>>Importing German Side Tents, Carver Propane Heaters and other Accessories
for
>>Bus, Vanagon and Eurovan
>>
>This thread went around a while back when someone who was not a fan of VW
>diceded to use the VW logo to cover only the most important bits of a naked
>woman.  VW did go after this person but then sent a message to the Vintage
>VW List about their actions.  The said that they have no problems with the
>use of the name and logo on enthusiasts sites.  They did leave out a lot of
>specifics regarding commercial and other similar sites though...
>
>
>just my $0.02 worth
>
>Chris Smith
>Outer Chicagoland
>
>X-'61 Single Cab       (gone to a great home)-X
>'74 The Thing        (Thingy 1 )
>'82 Westfalia        ( Turd )
>'90 Jeep Cherokee    (rocksanne)
>Director of Smoke and Mirrors
>Die Busbesitzer Gruppe
>
>

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