[78-L] e: Story of the LP^

[Bud Black]

Many years ago I wrote a column under the pseudonym of "Vic Terrola" for a
publication called "The Jazz Blast."  I was surprised at how many readers
never made the connection. 

Bud
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: joe at salerno.com
Date: 11/18/2008 7:59:57 AM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] e: Story of the LP^
 
Or Eddy's Son Records....
 
joe salerno
 
 
Michael Biel wrote:
> Here's a thought.  Anybody here have a father named Ed?  Want to start a
> record company?  Ed's Son Records?
>
> Mike (my father's name was Harry) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] e: Story of the LP^
> From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Date: Mon, November 17, 2008 11:10 pm
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>
> Oh yeah? Try trademarking ANYTHING in the U.S. with the word Olympics
> or Olympic in it. The only company able to do it is Olympic Paint since
> they had the trademark long before the U.S. Olympics Committee
> trademarked it and they had to pay the paint company off in order for
> them to use it. The U.S.Olympic Committee sells sponsorships which can
> be for any product or service, therefore they claim their trademark
> covers anything that might conceivably become a sponsor. The courts
> have agreed with them. We had a case in eastern kentucky recently where
> a little store in a little town run by a guy named Victor was
> successfully sued by Victoria's Secret because Victor's store was called
> "Victor's Little Secret". Now if we could only get Sony to try to use
> the Victor name like that, it might be a fun lawsuit to watch.
>
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] e: Story of the LP
> From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
> Date: Mon, November 17, 2008 10:35 pm
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <fnarf at comcast.net>
>> It looks lower-case to me, but if you really think capitalization matters
>> on a trademark, you could try marketing a software product called WINdows
>> or winDOWS or WiNdOwS and see how far you get!
>>
> The interesting thing here is that I get innumerable calls from
> telemarketers trying to
> sell me "windows"...no, NOT the software, but the wood & glass devices
> which
> fill various square holes in my dwelling! So, one CAN sell
> "windows"...as
> long as
> it/they are NOT a computer operating system...?!
>
> The alternative would be e-mailing a carpenter, with "Can you make me
> some
> new storm windows (TM Reg'd by Microsoft!)?"
>
> ...stevenc
>
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