CarKitInc Sued By Lamborghini

[am33r]

My build should be worth much more now (although i didn't buy the murci kit from them)

Why is Jackie not on this forum?

[william]

I called them the first day, and the lady was blunt, lol nope sorry we don't do that anymore.  Literally before I could finish asking lol.

[adifferentlook]

Talked to Carkitinc today, they stop selling all mercy, and diablo kits!
Lamborghini won.

[76mx]

What would happen if you changed 25% of a small label on a bottle though..

  I do not know but for $350 per hour we can find out.

[INSPIREcomposite (BANNED)]

-_-

[76mx]

No, absolutely not. You can do anything you want for personal use, it is only when it is for profit that it becomes an infringement. I have had several face to face meetings with Jackie, even tried to buy Carkitinc. That same attorney told me that I have had a lot of crazy ideas, but this one was the worst.

[Fatboyslim]

  I guess that means all of us building replica lamborghini cars, bodies, parts etc. are breaking the law regardless if it is for personal use or for sale, well.. i can think of worse ways to break the law.. incase anyone from lamborghini asks, my name is roy jones jr. ok   

[BigPines]

Thank 76mx. Looks like we all need to be looking for property in Oz.

[Tallon]

What would happen if you changed 25% of a small label on a bottle though..

[76mx]

Matty, here in the states, my patent and trademark lawyer who I have paid a great deal of money to, tells me that things are very different. There is no 25% rule. The example he used was a Coke bottle. It does not matter if it is 24%, 25%, or 26%. If it is recognizable as a Coke bottle, it is trade mark protected. Also, 10 years has nothing to do with the Lanham Act, the definitive U.S. patent and trademark laws, or the patent and/or trademark protection limits, just ask Carroll Shelby's people after their Supreme Court decision.

[HawkerDriver]

Tallon,

You are correct. They are about 45 minutes south east of Huntsville.  Sorry to all.  I was multi-tasking and thinking about work when I typed.

They're in Alabama unless they moved? :S

[usmc_butler]

Good info Matty

[Matty99dun]

Don't know if it's the same in your country, but in Australia the law is there is no copyright on a body once is 10 years old, this is so other manufacturers like China, They can reproduce identical body panels for cars that manufactures are no longer Producing. Also as long as it is stated that it is a replica and is at least 25% different than the original vehicle being replicated there is nothing They can do about it, this 25% difference could even include the engine that you've used in the replica, also people in the business of selling replicants cannot use any badges or scripts from the Manufacturer on the vehicles when advertising them for sale is this thing becomes a copyright issue. It's probably a good idea if you're selling your replica not to photograph and advertise the car with badges.

[Tallon]

They're in Alabama unless they moved? :S

[HawkerDriver]

Yes,

Georgia?