Making trademark lawyers look bad, again
Hey, Ford — Marc Randazza points out what a great job you've done dissing faithful customers. I'm sorry, distributing — or even selling — a calendar with pictures of club members and their beloved black Ford Mustangs is either outright fair use or the type of goodwill-generating use that Ford should be grateful for with the US auto industry tanking.
And Mike Atkins highlights Western Washington's favorite trademark bully, the US Olympic Committee, and its ludicrous request that the Olympic Cellars Winery not sell wine to people who live outside Western Washington who have not visited the winery. I'm sorry, these folks have been using "Olympic" in their name for 15 years, with full knowledge since 1999 by the USOC, when they gave the winery permission to use the www.olympiccellars.com URL. That's what I call both laches and acquiescence. According to the USOC's website, the USOC is "accountable to the American people and Congress." Oh really? Then stop wasting our money and hurting small businesses in Western Washington!
Plus, Olympic Cellars has some of the coolest wine brands under its Working Girl Wine Series: Go Girl Red, Rose the Riveter, Working Girl White, and Handyman Red. I applaud their accomplishments and their resolve. You go, girls!
And Mike Atkins highlights Western Washington's favorite trademark bully, the US Olympic Committee, and its ludicrous request that the Olympic Cellars Winery not sell wine to people who live outside Western Washington who have not visited the winery. I'm sorry, these folks have been using "Olympic" in their name for 15 years, with full knowledge since 1999 by the USOC, when they gave the winery permission to use the www.olympiccellars.com URL. That's what I call both laches and acquiescence. According to the USOC's website, the USOC is "accountable to the American people and Congress." Oh really? Then stop wasting our money and hurting small businesses in Western Washington!
Plus, Olympic Cellars has some of the coolest wine brands under its Working Girl Wine Series: Go Girl Red, Rose the Riveter, Working Girl White, and Handyman Red. I applaud their accomplishments and their resolve. You go, girls!
In all fairness to Ford... since I wrote that entry, Ford clarified that it was *CafePress* over-reacting to an earlier Ford demand that actually caused the problem.
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Fair enough. I appreciate the clarification. The USOC is still a bunch of bullies, though.
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