================================================ Subject: Re: Two Creeds? From: "King_Dovregubben" To: Date: Wed 11 Jul 2001 09:07:51 -0700 ================================================ Haven't located Gere yet. Douglas won't hold still. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ross Johnson > [mailto:playingmyowngoddamngameandlosing@yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:54 AM > To: King_Dovregubben; CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: Re: Two Creeds? > > > how much would you like to bet? > you sorted Gere and Douglas yet? > > --- King_Dovregubben > wrote: > I bet Finland has never heard of the American > Creed. > > What's your point? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Agnieszka [mailto:agiecreed@go2.pl] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 1:54 AM > > To: King_Dovregubben; CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > > Subject: Odp: Re: Two Creeds? > > > > > > Yeah, seems like they got their name first...But if > > it will mean > > anything I haven't heard anything about a band > > called Creed from Finland > > before, I don't think they're very big. > > And one more thing - when you chose a name for your > > band - don't you > > have to check if the name wasn't already taken? Or > > it isn't that way? > > Well...I don't know about the laws in Europe...:( > > > > Agie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: King_Dovregubben > > > > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 6:46 AM > > Subject: Re: Two Creeds? > > > > Well... actually, given the fact that the Finland > > Creed had their name > > first, the American Creed can't do shit. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Creed Discussion List [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On > > Behalf Of Keith Mears > > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 9:33 PM > > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > > Subject: Two Creeds? > > > > > > Okay, Debbi asked the question earlier about whether > > or not a U.S. > > copyright would have any implications on a foreign > > band. Well, I did a > > little digging and came up with the following, from > > the U.S. Code, > > Chapter 4 (Tariff Act of 1930). > > (Incidentally, I mentioned "copyrights" in my > > orginal post on the > > thread, but it should be "trademarks"; sorry for the > > mix-up): > > > > Sec. 1526. Merchandise bearing American trade-mark > > > > > > > > > > * (a) Importation prohibited > > Except as provided in subsection (d) of this > > section, it shall be > > unlawful to import into the United States any > > merchandise of foreign > > manufacture if such merchandise, or the label, sign, > > print, package, > > wrapper, or receptacle, bears a trademark owned by a > > citizen of, or by a > > corporation or association created or organized > > within, the United > > States, and registered in the Patent and Trademark > > Office by a person > > domiciled in the United States, under the provisions > > of sections 81 > > to > > 109 of title 15, and > > if a copy of the certificate of registration of such > > trademark is filed > > with the Secretary of the Treasury, in the manner > > provided in section > > 106 of said title 15, unless written consent of the > > owner of such > > trademark is produced at the time of making entry. > > > > So, the basic gist is, as long as the Finnish Creed > > does not sell it's > > records in the United States, then the American > > Creed has no legal > > ground for action. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp