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Subject:Re: WARNING: VW Lawyers are on the loose again!
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:12:34 -0300

Why not do what Ken has done with VanAgain.com and just use
Folkswagen.org or some such?  Put volkswagen in the descriptors so that a
yahoo search with bring up Folkswagen.com.   Malcolm

David wrote:

> Warning!  The Volkswagen lawyers are on the loose.
>
> I don't really want to get too much in to the contents of the conversation
> that I had yesterday with the Volkswagen layer that contacted me, but
> things don't look good for the enthusiasts' pages that are out there.
>
> The fellow was quite understanding in my non-profit stance of
> VOLKSWAGEN.ORG but he said that they are going after all people with domain
> names with a Volkswagen trademark in them.
>
> I'm interested in hearing from people who have had a similar experience
> this week or in the last few months� this is also a heads up if you
> telephone hasn't rang yet!
>
> Q: why is it best to deal with a lawyer when it is cold outside?
>
> A: when it is cold, their hands will be in their own pockets!
>
>
>
> --   David Marshall -                    - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
> --    78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet   --
> --       87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab      --
> -- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org --
> -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca --
> -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --

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