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Excaliber · #1 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 04:01 PM

Good point Ned, lets not loose sight of the fact that the license agreement is largely a 'red herring' when it comes to the 'real' issues at hand.

(Red Herring)... the formal fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be valid, but doesn't address the issue in question. The formal fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be valid, but doesn't address the issue in question.

Don · #2 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 04:49 PM

Using Google and the search term :

saac & shelby licensing agreement

EarthLink Search: "saac & shelby licensing agreement"

will return a number of web entries on the subject. A very cursory read indicates much of the same information as posted on this Thread. However, does provide a recap of the various documents/news releases which have been published. Did not find the entire Licensing Agrrement

A new item I had not previously seen, but may have been already posted in a reply. From The MustangNews.com, those in SAAC may be aware of the following. The entry was dated 2-1-08, but the date of the sale in 2007 was not specified

" Ford Motor Company sold the SVT Owners Association to the management of SAAC last year, a move the people at the Glass House might be questioning the wisdom of at this point. "

REAL 1 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 05:04 PM

Oinie: I read whats there. Its bits and pieces of the licensing agreement.

It seems that there was indeed a licensing agreement signed in 1999. How Kopec could say he didn't remember it brings some concern to me.

I can't tell from whats there whether the Registry is covered by the licensing agreement. It may be to the extent it uses logos and trademarks belonging to Shelby as opposed to the information SAAC gathered for publication which seems to be their separate work product and property.

If SAAC signed a licensing agreement they have to honor it. Period.

This doesn't make any effort to put SAAC out of business "right" from an overall point of view (eventhough he may have a right do what he is doing) point of SAAC members and enthusiasts but may make Shelby right in insisting that licensing agreement be complied with.