rumor control--has SAAC lost its use of Shelby name?

[VRM]

Originally Posted by nikbj68

Someone should tell Kopek to copyright S.A.A.C as I didn`t see mention of punctuation in the Shelby claim!

[edit]POSTCRASH! Are we on the same wavelength, Steve?

or hows about "ESSAYAYSEE"?

I think I said something similar a few pages back.
Copyright is a completely different thing than a trademark.
But perhaps they should trademark the S.A.A.C., or maybe just A.A.C., but with the image of the s shaped snake in front of it.

Steve

[nikbj68]

Originally Posted by VRM

I think I said something similar a few pages back.
Copyright is a completely different thing than a trademark.
But perhaps they should trademark the S.A.A.C., or maybe just A.A.C., but with the image of the s shaped snake in front of it.

Steve

Ooops, post in haste, get picked apart at leisure!
I did mean TM, not copyright! (but not editing above post, sir Jamo!!! )
Seriously though, the wording of the lawyer`s letter is so ambiguous to my uneducated english eyes.....maybe you American legalese read it clearer? as to be almost invalid.

[VRM]

Originally Posted by nikbj68

Ooops, post in haste, get picked apart at leisure!
I did mean TM, not copyright! (but not editing above post, sir Jamo!!! )
Seriously though, the wording of the lawyer`s letter is so ambiguous to my uneducated english eyes.....maybe you American legalese read it clearer? as to be almost invalid.

Yep, the letters seemed vague to me as well. Somebody posted a copy of the first letter, but it may have been on another forum.

I have not really formed an opinion about the whole thing yet as I think that there are things going on that none of us know about. The one thing I am not happy about is Shelby going for the SAAC trademark. Regardless of what might be going on behind the scenes, that just seems over the top and vindictive.
However, because I don't know what the full situation is I can't say that I would not have gone for the trademark myself. I just can't imagine a set of circumstances where that would be my response to a group that has supported me for decades.

I'm hoping that this will shake out with both groups alive at the end. I think the competition from another group and young blood would be good for SAAC, and the honesty, organisation, and integrity of SAAC will be good for Team Shelby.

Steve