The Mellotron Group

Its nothing emotional.

Its a simple question.

Who owns the right to manufacture instruments under the name Mellotron ?

// Mattias


Den 2011-01-21 00.48, skrev "tronbros" <tronbros@aol.com>:

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> Stop getting so emotional!  We aren't concerned about the name or the product.
> Truly.  We build mellotrons and have no intention of entering the digital
> keyboard market, iPad excluded.  We don't malign competition. Therin lies the
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> mellotronics.co.uk <http://mellotronics.co.uk>
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> On 20 Jan 2011, at 23:41, mattias <Mattias.olsson5@comhem.se> wrote:
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>> But who owns the right to the name Mellotron ?
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>> Den 2011-01-21 00.33, skrev "tronbros" <tronbros@aol.com>:
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>>> Matthias, the ownership of the much celebrated, often emulated but never
>>> copied Mellotron trademark has never, ever had a bearing on anything.  Most
>>> people remember Streetly first.  And it cost nothing to get and costs
>>> nothing to uphold.
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>>> mellotronics.co.uk <http://mellotronics.co.uk>  <http://mellotronics.co.uk>
>>> <http://mellotronics.co.uk>
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>>> On 20 Jan 2011, at 23:28, mattias <Mattias.olsson5@comhem.se> wrote:
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>>>> Ha ha ! Great Comment !
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>>>> Because Streetly owns the right to the name Mellotron right ?
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>>>> Den 2011-01-20 23.22, skrev "John Wright" <john.wright@consona.com>:
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>>>>> I thought the US$500.00 increase was royalty payments to the UK for use of
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>>>>>>  From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of  tronbros
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:17 PM
>>>>>> To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
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>>>>>> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup]  Re: OT- NAMM 2011
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>>>>>> Cock up on the abacus front. Now only 200US below the Memotron. Justice
>>>>>> for  the arrogance of calling it the  M4000D!
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>>>>>> mellotronics.co.uk <http://mellotronics.co.uk>
>>>>>> <http://mellotronics.co.uk> <http://mellotronics.co.uk>
>>>>>> <http://mellotronics.co.uk> <http://mellotronics.co.uk>
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>>>>>> On 20 Jan 2011, at 20:52,  "Charles" <charel196@yahoo.com
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>>>>>>> > so the M4000D has gone from $1995 to $2495....what can  justify this
>>>>>>> price jump in such a short time frame?
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