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Intellectual Property Rights Clarification
April 10, 2002 -
In the wake of the current controversy over Eddie Van Halen's
lawyers sending cease and desist requests to makers of clone
guitars, Brad Starks from the official Van Halen site sent this
email to the all-Van Halen list today to clarify the situation.
To: vh@yahoogroups.com
From: bradman@van-halen.com
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:47:09 -0700
Subject: [vh] Intellectual Property Rights Clarification
From the lawyers....
"There has been recent discussion as to the enforcement of the VH logos and
5150 trademarks, and the Frankenstein design. The VH logos and 5150 have
been registered as trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. The
Frankenstein design is a U.S. registered copyright. Owners of
intellectual property rights have the right to stop any infringement of
their rights, however, our enforcement activities typically have targeted
those who are infringing for their own commercial gain. These enforcement
activities are not new.
Here is the good news - if you want to use the Frankenstein design on a fan
website, just become a licensee at NO CHARGE. In about a week, additional
details about the process will be made available through
www.van-halen.com. One of the conditions for a Frankenstein license will
be that you agree not to use the VH logos or 5150 mark, or sell anything
with the Frankenstein design.
To sum up, we are asking that all use of the VH logos and 5150 mark come to
a stop. All unauthorized use of the Frankenstein design must also stop,
however, we will be licensing the Frankenstein design for use on fan sites."
In VH we trust,
Brad
The Official Van Halen Web Site
http://www.van-halen.com
I guess this means that those with fan sites that use the Van Halen
logo, 5150 mark or frankenstein stripes will be soon asked to stop.
It will be interesting to see the reaction from fans on this one.
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