Re: Volkswagen Enthusiast Program - protecting yourself

["Jason R. Ford" <veedub@apartment101.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>> Yes, a copyright is very simple to declare.  The trick is when it comes
time
> to enforce it.  You have to prove both access and likeness, and sometimes
> that can be an issue with intellectual property since the internet makes
it
> really hard to prove or disprove access.

A trademark can be declared just as simply as a copyright by putting a TM
behind it.  However,
once the trademark is registered with the FTC, then you use the ®

If the FTC decides that your trademark application violates another
trademark, then you
can no longer use the TM either.

Jason
68 Notch (Nadine)

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