Ford Goes After Enthusiast Websites

[dlstewart01]

Found on www.truckblog.com

 

As part of their restructuring plan and trying to find alternative sources of income, Ford Motor Co. are going after Ford enthusiast websites for copyright infringement of Ford trademarks which include everything from domain names, webbanners, signs, and other merchandise. Their lawywes, Howard Phillips and Anderson Legal firm, are also demanding these websites make a payment of $5000.00 by December 19, 2008 and threatening a lawsuit of $100,000 for those who do not pay up. Ford is saying "the unoffficial use of their trademarked names are damaging".

 

What say you???

 

Don

[VMax2007]

Well, this one has been amicably resolved...

 

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/sho...4763#post274763

 

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2008/12/ford-and-theran.html

[jrrod2004]

frak, think GM would do this???

[stadt11]

I guess they really are desperate for money

[DofD]

frak, think GM would do this???

 

Only if they wanted to alienate their loyal user base.

[Nick The Great]

Why a company would do this is beyond me. Very poor form.

[Draenor]

 

Once again, the only ones who profited from this....the lawyers....

[zxcv]

That is a really dumb thing to do.

[MS3DALE]

Found on www.truckblog.com

 

As part of their restructuring plan and trying to find alternative sources of income, Ford Motor Co. are going after Ford enthusiast websites for copyright infringement of Ford trademarks which include everything from domain names, webbanners, signs, and other merchandise. Their lawywes, Howard Phillips and Anderson Legal firm, are also demanding these websites make a payment of $5000.00 by December 19, 2008 and threatening a lawsuit of $100,000 for those who do not pay up. Ford is saying "the unoffficial use of their trademarked names are damaging".

 

What say you???

 

Don

 

Hmm....Don't sound good

[MS3DALE]

Why a company would do this is beyond me. Very poor form.

 

For the $$$$$$

[Nick The Great]

Why a company would do this is beyond me. Very poor form.

 

For the $$$

 

 

I guess. I said this with the whole TSB/VIN lookup fiasco, but I would think sites like this increase revenue for Chevy (Ford, whosevers site). I mean, without this site, I probably wouldn't buy GM steps, CAI, etc. Maybe most guys on here don't buy GM, but rather buy aftermarket? I would say this site, and our discussions, probably sold at least one truck.

 

I can understand why the Techs may not appreciate me waltzing in with a TSB and telling them how to do their job. But what does it hurt having me say the word "Ford" or "Chevy" or whatever?

[MS3DALE]

Why a company would do this is beyond me. Very poor form.

 

For the $$$

 

 

I guess. I said this with the whole TSB/VIN lookup fiasco, but I would think sites like this increase revenue for Chevy (Ford, whosevers site). I mean, without this site, I probably wouldn't buy GM steps, CAI, etc. Maybe most guys on here don't buy GM, but rather buy aftermarket? I would say this site, and our discussions, probably sold at least one truck.

 

I can understand why the Techs may not appreciate me waltzing in with a TSB and telling them how to do their job. But what does it hurt having me say the word "Ford" or "Chevy" or whatever?

 

 

Nicely said Nick

[mr_bots]

Suing an enthusiast site, full of people promoting their products? That's kind of like shitting in the hand that feeds you isn't it?

[dsmazz]

Suing an enthusiast site, full of people promoting their products? That's kind of like shitting in the hand that feeds you isn't it?

 

It's more than kind of like, IT IS!

[zxcv]

Suing an enthusiast site, full of people promoting their products? That's kind of like shitting in the hand that feeds you isn't it?

 

It's more than kind of like, IT IS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, we own these trucks so we should be able to receive and talk about any information regarding them.

 

Just wait, next GM will be after Tobias and his giraffe for shaving the badges off his truck.