Ok, Arrest that golf ball!!!:angry:
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Down Boy, Down Glenn... I didn't know the difference between brand name and product name and still don't.. Nor do I care. I never said I didn't agree with the laws, I said I didn't agree with the "analogies" comparing what we were discussing to theft! Obviously you can't make Nitro hats with the purpose of selling them.
To answer your questions.
1. NO - Because there wouldn't be any such lawsuit! There isn't a corporation in this country that would sue an individual for having A hat made with his boats logo on it. None! The amount of rotten publicity they would receive just wouldn't be worth it for them. That and the Judge saying, "get the heck out of here".
2. Again, there wouldn't be a lawsuit to defend! What would the plaintiff's damages be?
No court would ever hear a case of Nitro/Tracker vs. My Hat.
3. I didn't think I said I was going to do anything illegal? More than hats I was talking about disintegrated, peeling, discolored boat decals and I still don't know if replacing them would be illegal or not. I'm not jumping into law books to find out for sure but I would imagine it is not illegal if the boat manufacturer does not provide them anymore. Who would want to have their own made if they could get them from Nitro or Tracker? If a lettering or decal firm started making them in abundance to sell that 'might' be a different matter.
I just thought this was a good conversation and didn't know it was going to get as serious as it did. I have NO plans on doing anything illegal Glenn and if I do I'll have the arresting Leo's call you first.
BTW, another interesting fact. The Classic Chevy Club in Florida made parts for 1955,1956,1957 Chevrolet's. Sued by G.M. for making parts for those cars and for also importing other parts from Mexico, it was thrown out of court about thirty years ago with the courts admonishment to return to making the parts themselves. When asked if they were going to do that they answered "no". That did it. The last I heard was that G.M. was appealing but I don't know what happened.
Uncle Billy