any lawyers in the house?
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any lawyers in the house?
vwoa sent me a cease and desist letter for using audi and vw trademarks on the 1.8t.org dealer ratings site.
i think they just want me to stop using their logos (hopefully using the words "volkswagen" and "audi" will still be allowed) but i don't like the agreement they want me to sign, so i'm not complying yet.
just wondering if there are any lawyers here i can ask a quick question or two.
i think they just want me to stop using their logos (hopefully using the words "volkswagen" and "audi" will still be allowed) but i don't like the agreement they want me to sign, so i'm not complying yet.
just wondering if there are any lawyers here i can ask a quick question or two.
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From: Wilbur by the Sea
If you want to keep it, take the logos down
If you go to www.bira.org, you will find this at the bottom of the page:
""Audi", "quattro" the four rings and Audi emblems are registered trademarks or trademarks of AUDI AG, Germany. "A8," "A4" "S4," "S6," "200," and "5000" are trademarks of AUDI AG, Germany. "Porsche,"the Porsche marque, "Carrera," and "Boxster" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG, Germany. Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG is a company registered at Stuttgart, Registriergericht HRB 5211. The Monobloc concept is patented by Porsche."
Dan Gold got a cease and disist letter from AoA about 4 months ago for his Navigation web site.....it was most likely due to his instructions on how to hack Nav Tech discs.....
AoA probably just doesn't like your website.
I would just remove the logos and then ignore them. If they get back to you.....it will be easier to take it down and put it up again under a different web site then to fight. Dan was in Canada and the rules did not apply to him but didn't have the time or energy to fight it.
Good luck! At least audipages.com doesn't use the audi logo.....I'm waiting for them to send me a letter some day.
pw
""Audi", "quattro" the four rings and Audi emblems are registered trademarks or trademarks of AUDI AG, Germany. "A8," "A4" "S4," "S6," "200," and "5000" are trademarks of AUDI AG, Germany. "Porsche,"the Porsche marque, "Carrera," and "Boxster" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG, Germany. Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG is a company registered at Stuttgart, Registriergericht HRB 5211. The Monobloc concept is patented by Porsche."
Dan Gold got a cease and disist letter from AoA about 4 months ago for his Navigation web site.....it was most likely due to his instructions on how to hack Nav Tech discs.....
AoA probably just doesn't like your website.
I would just remove the logos and then ignore them. If they get back to you.....it will be easier to take it down and put it up again under a different web site then to fight. Dan was in Canada and the rules did not apply to him but didn't have the time or energy to fight it.
Good luck! At least audipages.com doesn't use the audi logo.....I'm waiting for them to send me a letter some day.
pw
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Just filled out a review for the guys in Atlanta. =)
Hopefully it goes by the wayside. I'm sure they don't like to see negative comments about their dealers anywhere, and as your site has both good and bad, regardless of the intent, they want to put a stop to it. Hopefully it's just the logos though.
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