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09-04-2003, 12:34 PM
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A little encounter with Cafepress
A while back, I created an account wiith cafepress and started making a couple of SVX related items. Mostly T-Shirts, licence plate cover, clock etc.
Today, I got a message from a member here saying that he can not access the items from the store. After a couple of minutes of looking through the settings, cafepress decided to remove the items saying that I need to get permission from SOA to use the image of MY SVX. ----- This is what she said ----- > Hi Lwin, > > Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, without the authorization, I > cannot restore your images. You may own the car, but Subaru owns the > actual image of the car. Without their permission, they could pursue > legal action against you. > > Please let me know if you have any additional comments or questions. > > Sincerely, > > Lindsay > Image Verification ------ So this is what I told her ------ > So what you are saying is the I can not take a picture of my own car > and sell that picture because SOA/FHI owns the initial design of the car? ------ This is what she replied ------ Hi Lwin, Yes, unfortunately that is the case. Please refer to the help section of our website for more information. http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/law.aspx Many shopowners have contacted the automobile companies and obtained permission with little to no trouble. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Am I just nuts or are they taking the matter of copy right to the one end of extreme. I think I will just go to my local printer rather than go through them now. If her logic is right, I guess I can not make the calender, I can not take photos of my own car, I can not mention the name SVX without prior written consent from SOA/FHI/Italdesign.  Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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#2
09-04-2003, 01:07 PM
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That really sucks i thought the clock was the coolest thing i've seen in a long time. O well good luck and hope ya get things runnin again.
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#3
09-04-2003, 01:55 PM
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The thing is I can order the items at cost and I can ship them out.
You loose the 30 days return policy. Their loss, my gain. The clock is pretty cool. I've ordered a couple of t-shirts and licence plate cover though. They said it's shipped.L
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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#4
09-04-2003, 01:58 PM
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It's really nice living in an island with no copyright laws.
We have no libel laws here either, you fat, ugly git 
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954
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#5
09-04-2003, 02:00 PM
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Cafe press sux anyway... their shirts are crap and the screen printing wears off exceptionally fast... I would have to say, its good that this has happened...
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Chris SVX World Network Administrator -1993 Subaru SVX LS-L, Barcelona Red, #46, 160,000+ Miles (Sold to SomethingElse  )-2011 Toyota Sienna SE, Black, 30,000+ Miles (Swagger Wagon  )-2002 BMW R 1150R ABS, Black, 26,000+ Miles (Daily Driver  )SVX Owner from February 1997 to March 2008 SVX Online Community Member since February 1998 SVX World Network Member since February 2002, Member #520 Life is a game. Play to win. The world belongs to those who can laugh at it.
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#6
09-05-2003, 06:05 PM
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Write her back and tell her what we think of her.
"The SVX Network said you're a fat, ugly *&#@! and you can stick your logo where the sun don't shine!"
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