Class Associations powers

   Sure, you can't call yourself or your product 'Laser', as the company of that name have trademarked it. But that 

doesn't stop you referring to a Laser(TM) in normal use if you want to refer to it, or to use the word 'laser' in 

any other context. And it is the item name rather than the class association name that is restricted by trademark 

in this case.

But this is missing the point. The point was that you can legally subvert the manufacturer's intentions for the 

product, and you can set up a CA without their say so.

I have no plans to do this - I don't have enough time or madness for that kind of stuff. But it's good to know that 

it is technically possible to revive classes which are being held back by the money-making ambitions of their 

builder, regardless of what the incumbent CA might think.

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Mikey 14778 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 05 Feb 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 298	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mikey 14778 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Class Associations powers Posted: 01 Dec 09 at 2:51pm
	Sure, you can't call yourself or your product 'Laser', as the company of that name have trademarked it. But that doesn't stop you referring to a Laser(TM) in normal use if you want to refer to it, or to use the word 'laser' in any other context. And it is the item name rather than the class association name that is restricted by trademark in this case. But this is missing the point. The point was that you can legally subvert the manufacturer's intentions for the product, and you can set up a CA without their say so. I have no plans to do this - I don't have enough time or madness for that kind of stuff. But it's good to know that it is technically possible to revive classes which are being held back by the money-making ambitions of their builder, regardless of what the incumbent CA might think.
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G.R.F. Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4028	Post Options Post Reply Quote G.R.F. Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 09 at 3:38pm
	I was once threatened with legal action for using the Class trademark as the title of the Class magazine I was running at the time which is how sensitive yanks tend to be about that sort of thing. My thoughts on classes have already been aired and I think unless both parties, builder and class who's interests tend to be diametrically opposed in reality if the builder has any sense of commercial future, work sympathetically to each other, the class is destined to a mediochre future at best.
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