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Anders Isaksson wrote:
> Kevin Loch skrev i meddelandet ...
> > Consult a local Intellectual Property Lawyer. Laws vary from place
> > to place and you need professional advice and counsel.
> >
> > However, my opinions:
> >
> > I'm assuming they hold a valid trademark for that name in your country.
> > Even so, unless it's sufficiently famous (I've never heard of that name)
> > or they make boats I doubt they have any legitemate claim against you. You
> > might advise them that your work constitutes artistic expression and is not • in
> > any way (expressley or implied) meant to confuse consumers with their use of
> > the mark. They might try to claim "tarnishment" but that would be quite a
> > stretch.
> > [...]
>
> Well, I think I can understand them, do a web search on 'Regina Maersk', and
> you'll find that it's the worlds biggest tanker (not at all like the model),
> and among the first ten hits (at the search engines I tried), there's my page
> too, talking about 'The Sinking Of ...'.
>
> I've made some small adjustments on the page.
>
> --
> Anders Isaksson, Sweden
> BlockCAD: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
> Gallery: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery.htm
Anders,
The Regina Maersk ship that you used looks like one shown in Building Idea Book
#1 (Lego #238). And I know that you have the 1960-61 Swedish version of that
book (before LEGO wheels). Maybe you should include a scan of the original book
picture on your webpage to prove that you were not trying to show the sinking of
their new large supertanker, but the sinking of a 40 year old LEGO model.
Gary Istok
AFOL since 1960
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| Kevin Loch skrev i meddelandet ... (...) in (...) Well, I think I can understand them, do a web search on 'Regina Maersk', and you'll find that it's the worlds biggest tanker (not at all like the model), and among the first ten hits (at the search (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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