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Re: I want a "Lucas Electrical Emergency Team" hat/t-shirt

To: MGTD1952@cs.com
Subject: Re: I want a "Lucas Electrical Emergency Team" hat/t-shirt
From: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:44:17 -0500
MGTD1952@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/16/03 11:24:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> rowman22001@yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
> 
>>>As long as no one is making any money off the
>>>trademark, and it is not
>>>widely distributed, the use of it is less of
>>>interest to the owner.
>>>Besides, if we get slapped with an injunction to
>>>stop wearing them, it will
>>>make it all the more fun!
>>
>>Actually, it's not really that simple.  First of all,
>>how vigorously copyright or trademark infringment is
>>pursued can vary widely, and it's always directly up
>>to the company that feels it is being infringed upon. 
>>
> 
> 
> I believe there is a "Lucas Quality Inspector" hat already on the market that 
> is supposed to be a spoof.  So if that's okay, why wouldn't this be?  I'm 
> sure it's not licensed by the miinions of the Prince of D.

"Fair use" includes spoofs and parodies, which the teeshirt would 
definitely be.

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