Bob,

Thank you for your deadpan sense of humor.  For a moment I was concerned
about the upcoming "names war".

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Lilley" <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 7:14 AM
Subject: IT IS MY name and IF you want it BUY IT FROM ME!!!! or Else....

> When I bought my Vanagon about 3 years ago with the intent to rebuild the
> engine and increase the power.  I chose to work within the stock
> configuration, so that my hard work can benefit the many other Vanagon
owners
> that like their Vanagon, but wish it were a little faster or got a bit
better
> mileage or was a bit more reliable.  I worked long and hard to put
together a
> configuration that was easy to follow and achieved ALL three points: It is
> faster, has better mileage and is more reliable.  I have put a lot of time
> and effort in to make the WBX engine better than when from the "Factory."
I
> have freely shared my ideas with others, in the hopes that they too can
make
> their WBX and Vanagon WHAT VW should have made in the first place.
> I have wanted as many other Vanagon owners to share in the excitement of
> driving a faster and better
>
> I am aware that that my name has been associated with the modifications
that
> I have made, this has not been a problem until I read the messages from
> yesterday. (I was doing some work out of the office and was unable to
read)
>
> Now, It has come to my attention that someone has decided to copyright my
> name without my permission.  I have contacted my lawyers in this matter
and
> that have advised me to give notice that IF ANYONE, from this day forward,
> uses my name in ANY reference to ANY type of modification that was done in
> the past, present, or future, or in any other way makes mention,
reference,
> illusion, symbolism, whether with direct intention or accident reference
or
> can be inferred in any from or fashion make reference to the use, thought,
or
> parts that were referenced, mentioned, talked about, posted about, thought
> about by the above person in the building of the aforementioned
modifications
> to the original form of the engine that is present in the VW Vanagon
> (copyrighted by Volkswagen) (any reference to it is merely to identify the
> vehicle in which the engine that was modified by the owner of all ideas to
> modify the engine from it original format to fit into the stock location,
to
> operate better than the original is the intellectual property of the owner
of
> the idea that originated with the owner of the above ideas) which the name
> was posted for all to see that tried to illegally copyright or misused
the
> above mentioned name without the direct written consent or verbal consent
or
> implied consent from the direct owner of the name and the intellectual
> property of the above mentioned modifications to the original engine,
named:
> Wasserboxer (another VW owner name that is used only to identify the
engine
> in question, whose modifications to increase the power has now come into
> question as to the owner of the property rights of the modifications to
the
> engine), Wasserleaker (a name that was given to describe the inherent
> problems with the engine in the original configuration, that the above
> mentioned person has remedied that now others are trying to profit from
the
> modifications that were done to the above engine.), there are other names
> that have been given the engine that will not be limited to nor exclude
then,
> but they are includes in the action of the direct implied will of the
> injunction that has been issued to the reader's of this implied legal
message
> of messages will suffer from prosecution to the fullest extent of the law
if
> any more mention, reference to, weather implied or direct.
>
> If you must continue the use of my name, send me $5 per use of the name in
> any post and if you build a "Lilley" in any form or fashion, that is apply
> any modification that has been mentioned by, used by, or used in the
making
> of the "Lilley" modifications to the WBX (see above) engine, pay a use fee
of:
> Full Engine: $100
> Half engine: $50
> Any other bolt on modification: $25
>
>
> It is Friday RIGHT?
>
> Robert Lilley
> Originator of and driving the "Lilley"
>