Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 22/8/00 5:29 AM, Dante Stella at dante@umich.edu wrote: > Yeah, but putting Germany in white letters on a camera made in Japan - and > with the Japan part marked in much smaller letters (which itself may not > be completely true) looks a lot like deceptive sales practices under the > Lanham Act, which provides a civil remedy for making deceptive statements > about the origin of one's own goods or the goods of others. Bit like my R5 which says ERNST LEITZ WETLZLAR GMBH engraved on the base and only after much searching and viewing in the right light is 'Made in Portugal' visible on the leatherette...or the R lenses made by Minolta that say in big letters 'LEITZ WETZLAR'... Rs Adrian - -- Adrian Bradshaw Corporate and Editorial Photography Beijing, China tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 mobile +86 139 108 22292 e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com website: http://www.apbphoto.com Please note my new mobile number (as of August 1st) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com