Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bessa-T - let me get this straight...
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:21:59 -0800
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Ken Iisaka wrote:
><Snip> 
> > I am not questioning Cosina's legal right to the Voigtlander name and
> > trademarks.  I am asking WHY an honest company would hide behind another
> > company's name.  It is rather as if the next BMW introduced came out under
> > the name "Studebaker".
> 
> BMW will come out with a new car under the name, "Rolls-Royce."  As you are
> aware, BMW bought the rights to the name, "Rolls-Royce" while its
> competitor, Volkswagen bought Rolls-Royce, the factory.
> 
> If you question an honest company would hide behind another company's name,
> I'd imagine that you would call BMW's purchase of the brand name unethical.

Strange the "Rolls-Royce" people would see their name and factory to different people!
when i sell my factory I'm going to throw my name in with it as an added bonus.

"TAKE THAT SIGN DOWN AND GIVE IT TO ME!!!!!!"

MarkRabinerwerks

work makes you free

mark rabiner

In reply to: Message from Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com> (RE: [Leica] Re: Bessa-T - let me get this straight...)
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Message from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: Bessa-T - let me get this straight...)
Message from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: Bessa-T - let me get this straight...)
Message from "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org> (Re: [Leica] Re: Bessa-T - let me get this straight...)