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According to my attorney, Trademark law makes it so that you cannot represent yourself as the "trademarked" brand to sell goods (representing yourself as them) in a similar market. Oddly enough if I made (say) jewelry, they would have no case at all. GuzziTech is a Forum. There are laws protecting the end user for websites such as this one. It's a shitty move to send a Cease and Desist to a Forum. Just costing me a big handful of $, of which they lost my V100 sale, and likely any new Guzzi from here on out.Step back from all your righteous indignation and look at it from their viewpoint and you will see that what they are doing is nothing bad nor wrong. They are trying to prevent others from using their corporate id. Nothing more.
I understand this completely.
He's a pretty high-zoot Beverly Hills Atty, and like you above, he quoted case law in his response. We shall see.
If they push back again. I'll just pull the plug on the Forum here.I hope that I am 100% wrong. I truly do.
Agreed John, thanks. Twenty plus years of helping owners here, and more frustrating that I've watched other Clubs (MGNOC) and other brands Forum owners get celebrated for their help to promote.Strange that Moto Guzzi is going after anyone using the name "Guzzi" in their title. Even BMW doesn't do this, although they did go after clubs using their symbol. Having the mark name in the title, such as BMW Owners of America, does promote the brand.
If they push back again. I'll just pull the plug on the Forum here.
Please don't pull the plug, just change the name if you have too. Too much valuable information here to lose. Call it GTM forum if you have to.If they push back again. I'll just pull the plug on the Forum here.
Absolutely agree. Please do not close it.Please don't pull the plug, just change the name if you have too. Too much valuable information here to lose. Call it GTM forum if you have to.
Scott, love ya man, but here's where things get blurred for me. To start: You have BMW MOA that is still alive and well, as well as Moto Guzzi National Owners Club, unless they take that one down too. There's several other Forums using Guzzi in the name selling memberships, farkles and Ads to truly profit from. Unlike them, GuzziTech was founded as a "Owner Tips and Tricks" website as launched/shown HERE -- which this site still is. Do I link from here, sure, as do all of the others.I can understand the frustration. I know it's not the greatest thing. However... What I cannot understand, is the desire of so many here who want to brow beat Piaggio and Moto Guzzi for protecting what is theirs.
I mean come on...
If people want respect for that which they have built and own, exactly like this REGISTERED TRADEMARK:
GTM®
Then you have to honor Piaggio and Moto Guzzi for wanting the same respect. They are doing NOTHING wrong by asserting their rights under the law. Not a damn thing.