Originally Posted by stewart_photo
Actually, since Ford spent many millions designing and marketing the shape, layout, and look of your Tempo (and you didn't), they can indeed say something. Again, the design, shape, layout, likeness, and so on, of a vehicle is called intellectual property and, under international trademark laws, Ford has complete ownership of those things.
Think about it for a moment, Stu. You own the photographic images you take. This is your intellectual property. If I took one of your images and simply removed your name, would you feel that gives me the right to do whatever I want with your image - say it's mine, sell it, make money, and so on? Now apply the same logic to Ford's intellectual property.
stewart
so, each time a car magazine wants to run a 5 page spread on Mr XYZ's hot customized 197x Ford Burrito, the magazine has to go through all the legal motions to contact ford and make sure it's okay? i doubt it.
this is just a case of ford having a
right to do something, but it's not helping anyone. i mean, seriously, that's like some movie star suing someone for starting a fan club. guess how many fans are gonna be left, after that? all they're doing is shooting themselves in the foot.