Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 22:37:31 GMT From: Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> Subject: Re: Why SAAB 93 !
On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 16:45:25 +0000, Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote: > >There are also some constraints on the naming. Peugeot has the right to >all x0x names where x>0. Therefore we have Porsche 911 instead of 901. If by "right to" you mean, "legal right to", I think you may be wrong. You cannot copyright numbers, AFAIK, since they are not an original work. If, OTOH, you mean "they got there first so other manufacturers stay away from those numbers", I'd agree. However, combined with the manufacturer's name, the model number is copyright-able. So, Saab could produce a "Saab 911", and there is no copyright violation. However, Porsche would likely sue for other reasons if it was remotely similar to their car. Bob
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