CarKitInc Sued By Lamborghini

[Tusabes]

There's always rob to get a g28 from

[Murci-Me]

Yup. If you don't, you might pay alot more further down the road. Lamborghini WILL win this case, that's guaranteed. CKI will have to destroy their molds, that's guaranteed as well. There may still be bodies available elsewhere after all this, its up to you if you wanna take the chance and wait.
Lamborghini made Triangle-G destroy his molds, they didn't know he had 2 sets though and the second set were sold to CKI. They also promised to sue him for $400K for each body they can prove he sold after his molds were destroyed. I imagine CKI will face the same requirements.

[jw9800]

So here is a question for you. Should I be worried if I intend to get a g28 body soon, they that won't be available?
Is this something I should jump on right now?

[Tusabes]

Sent from triangle G to Cki ??

[italianknightrider]

THE LAST TIME IT WAS 10 MILLION ...... they broke up one set of old molds and they left them alone .........everything else was sent off ....you know where too.

[BigPines]

Doesn't something only have to be materially different? Like 30%? Maybe these kits don't meet that criteria.

The thing is, nobody could confuse one of these fiberglass kits (the way they are sold anyway) with a real Lamborghini. In addition, there are no damages. There is no chance Lamborghini is losing sales due to CKI selling these kits. I found it interesting Lamborghini is only asking for the molds to be destroyed. There was no mention of a dollar amount of the suit.

Mike

[Tusabes]

It's not just badges or exact shape
A "confusingly similar " shape is also violating intellectual property

[satinta]

The thing about it is the Mercy 1,2 and 4 are not exact replicas of anything.
 Set them next to a real one and they only have vague similarity's IMO.

(especially the 4)

It's like you can go to Jackie and get a real big body kit for your Fiero or Firebird. Just like you can get fast bumpers for your Honda or a wing for your Supra.
Nothing would fit on a real Lambo and Jackie never sells badges or any OEM equipment except for maybe the wheels....

[am33r]

Simple, use any article as long as it is created with attention to Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the Copyright Law of the United States of America - Especially of interest is Chapter 1 § 107 with Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use for training and research purposes; associated with no ‘Commercial Nature', not meant to be used as a whole, and shall have no effect on the potential market for or value of any existing protected similar articles.

[Murci-Me]

So, if you build one for yourself you can never sell it? Keep trying, you're getting closer lol!

[Tusabes]

Lets all hope that lambo dont find this website or MM lol. Im not sure if they would ask to destroy any lambo projectll

It's legal to own a replica in the USA (in some countries its not ), you just can't make them for sale .  You can build your own as long as there is no commercial /profit motive

[Tusabes]

Well it would have stopped the lawsuit

Jackie should have made a video destroying some botched splash job , those idiots at lambo wouldn't have had a clue what was being destroyed

[am33r]

Lamborghini knows about all 3 forums but they don't have much to say. I bought $4000 worth of OEM parts from them - and the other 100 replicas on the road today probably did the same on average.

To send them a video of molds destruction proves nothing

[Murci-Me]

They cant do that.

[solrac]

Lets all hope that lambo dont find this website or MM lol. Im not sure if they would ask to destroy any lambo projectll