================================================ Subject: Re: Two Creeds? From: "Ross Johnson" To: Date: Wed 11 Jul 2001 16:53:38 +0100 ================================================ 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