Talk to Markus. Maybe he's been smoking Manali hashish with hot knives and he's got a good excuse for being goofy.
I agree with Tom. It's not going to confuse any serious buyers.
I don't see how the name issue could significantly help or hurt either company.
Clay
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@...> wrote:
>
> I seriously doubt that anyone shopping for a new mellotron or parts for
> that matter, even tapes,
> wouldn't see the difference between the products offered by Streetly or
> "Mellotronics". If I have 10 grand to spend on a cycling machine I am not
> about to be confuded by the 4000D. The ethics and legallity of it all
> aside I don't see that it will hurt or aid anyone's business..... TD
>
> > .....or Streetly could save the expense of a lawsuit that would possible
> > break their bank. Only the lawyers are guaranteed
> > to walk away as winners. There have been many variations on the model
> > named "B3" by Hammond yet even though they certainly
> > have deeper pockets than Streetly they don't bother with it. Please save
> > your money and let the products compete in the
> > open market. It ~is~ publishable business news as "sour grapes" from a
> > company that is in fear of a competitor and that could
> > backfire on Streetly. Do what you feel is in the best interest of your
> > company but I think there is room for both products in this market.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
> > Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 11:46 AM
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Markus the Mighty...................waht?
> >
> >
> >
> > It is a risky, irresponsible thing fo Markus to do. It is bad for
> > business all around. It is publishable business news. It hurts David
> > directly. Any mainstream help investment etc will be strictly old school
> > tie or dads friends for everybody at this point until this goes away.
> >
> > From a Wharton business school perspective, the best way to solve this is
> > to do a pr and court blitz on Markus and drag David in to accelerate the
> > legal costs overall. The first day would cost $60k overall roughly,
> > Whoever is incorporated in the US/Canada pays the most.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Bob Snyder
> > <bob.snyder@...<mailto:bob.snyder@...>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > It begs the question whether you have attempted to ask Markus yourself
> > and if so, what the response was. And if not, why?
> >
> > Bob S.
> >
> >
> > tronbros@...<mailto:tronbros%40aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> We too like David and get on perfectly well with him. We don't want
> >> any confrontation but it seems to me(us) that it is absurd for Markus
> >> to name a product so closely after a competitors product that it's
> >> either stupidity or a measured act of what exactly?.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Martin
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>