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Subject:Re: Names?
From:Inua
Date:Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:26:34 -0500

I have plans and drawings for a homebuilt airplane that bears the name
"Volksplane" Uses an aircooled VW engine for a powerplant. So in the
vernacular it is the "Peoples Plane". The Volksplane is not a product,
only the plans and drawings are. YOu buy the plans, then build your own.
It become a  "Volksplane" only when you get all the parts assembled.
Until it's completed and flying, it's only a pile of parts. And you
build the parts from raw materials. What is VW going to do? Sue everyone
that builds the airplane? Sue the designer?? He is only selling paper.
The buyer of the paper is the builder. This could be very ineresting.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Robert Rountree wrote:

> There is a fine family here in Ontario with the last name  VOLK
> For years they have repainted small planes and buses, him and his
> daughter... or
>
> The Volks
>
> Can you imagine having to change your family name because a corporation
> doesn't like you?
>
> It used to be goverments ran countries. Now large corporations do
> whatever
> they want in almost any country but a few like China and Cuba... kind of
> makes ya wonder if those countries might be on to something....It
> might be
> getting time to "Take your country back"....... I know lot of folks in
> Canada are starting to feel this way.
>
> Just a friday thought.
> RR
>
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