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Originally Posted by VRM
I have never seen a manufacturer react like this to a supporting organisation - time to heat up the popcorn and see what happens.
Steve
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A few years back, Porsche sent out a bunch of letters to businesses and clubs using the Porsche name, asking them to "cease and desist"...or something to that effect. Essentially, they said that that had to do that to protect their name, trademarks, etc. In the end, all of the Porsche clubs that I'm aware of were given the right to use the name "Porsche", as well as the logo (as far as I can tell, anyway). If there was a fee or not, I don't know, but I do know that none of the clubs that I'm aware of were put out of business or forced to change their name.
But hey, Ol' Shel is some kinda marketing genious, right?
Or, perhaps he needs to read " How to win friends and influence people."