Rover/BMW can be VERY funny about use of their copyrighted logos and names.
- they own many of the old British names like MG, Riley, Austin,
Miorris,Vanden Plas (remember that string ?) and many others.
There was quite a commotion over here a year or so ago when Rover/ BMW
started threatening legal action against small restoration companies and
traders that had set up over the previous 20 years speciialising in these
marques, and using either the name or logo as part of their advertising,
leterheads or whatever.
Remember, although these were businesses, they were hardly competition for
Rover/ BMW, and they had provided the support etc etc to private owners for
20 years or more when the big company and most main dealers just wen't
interested!
The little companies had to modify their trading names to avoid heavy legal
action.
So - if you ask about copyright on the MG logo, don't expect to get the
answer that you want !!
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com>
To: Valentine <valntine@mail.ptd.net>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: 13 February 1999 00:24
Subject: Re: Logo copyrights
>Kevin,
>
>It's my understanding based on conversations I had with Geoff Healey that
>Austin-Healey and Sprite were "public domain. The name Healey, however, is
>still owned by Healey Automotive Consultants, which is owned by Geoff's
>widow Margot and his two daughters.
>
>I had a contract from Geoff/HAC that allows me the use of the Healey name
>for regalia... shirts, jackets, etc.
>
>Rover Group/BMW has the rights to the names Austin-Healey (not Healey) and
>MG for the manufacture of cars.
>
>WST
>Team Thicko
>http://www.thicko.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Valentine <valntine@mail.ptd.net>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 6:00 PM
>Subject: Logo copyrights
>
>
>>Does anyone on the list know if the Healey, Sprite and Midget logos are
>>copyrighted?
>>
>>If so who would I contact to get permission to use them for the list ???
>>
>>Kevin
>>
>
>
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