================================================ Subject: Re: Two Creeds? From: "Ross Johnson" To: Date: Wed 11 Jul 2001 17:50:06 +0100 ================================================ tie 'im up! if you need advise on this front, I think Lisa is the one to ask :-) if i dare ask why dovregubben?? --- King_Dovregubben wrote: > 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 > > ____________________________________________________________ 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