tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631633385048306686.post990581540351685476..comments2023-06-05T05:51:48.358-07:00Comments on stealth of nations: whiskey-a-go-gornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631633385048306686.post-33033047822358790592012-07-25T03:25:20.687-07:002012-07-25T03:25:20.687-07:00Interesting thought, Dave (and very true about the...Interesting thought, Dave (and very true about the 'e' in whisky.) How sad, though, that they feel compelled to make spurious claims of infringement just to prevent the possibility of being considered to have abandoned their trademark. The law may push them in that direction -- but I'd still say their argument in this case is an overreach.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631633385048306686.post-60674068484011874542012-07-25T01:24:55.250-07:002012-07-25T01:24:55.250-07:00I may be wrong, but I suspect it has something to ...I may be wrong, but I suspect it has something to do with the way our trademark and IP laws are structured. I THINK (again, I may well be wrong) that trademark owners are actually REQUIRED to protect their trademarks or risk losing them. In other words, Jack Daniels and their lawyers may well feel that the book design doesn't actually represent any threat to them at all, but if they don't go after it then some future trademark dispute against 'Jack Spaniels', which would be MORE of a genuine problem, may go against them because they hadn't protected their mark in the past.<br /><br />If that IS the case, then JD basically need to go after the book designers 'just in case' of something much worse that could happen in the future. The way they've done it is, I think, probably an indication that they know it's not a big deal but it's one they sort of have to pursue.<br /><br />Luckily, I live in Scotland and drinking Jack Daniels is not too much of a risk to me: Never trust a whisky which adds an 'e' to the spelling!Dave Morrishttp://www.dave-morris.netnoreply@blogger.com