--- TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I saw Mike's ads in the mentioned magazine, > Natural > > > > Awakenings, and wondered when the TMO hammer > was going > > > > to fall. The only problem, of course, is that > Mike was > > > > fully qualified to teach TM and had done so > for years > > > > in south Florida until MMY decided to > recertify > > > > teachers althought there was absolutely no new > > > > teachings or change in teaching procedures. > I'd be > > > > amazed to see what a clear thinking judge > would say > > > > about this. I'm sure he/she would see right > through > > > > the TMO recertification ruse as a flopped > money-making > > > > scam. > > > > > > I agree. Good legal test case here. > > > > With literally generations of trademark law on the > side of the TMO. > > The thing is, it will never come to court because > the > TM movement is terrified that it would *lose* in a > court case. There have been *dozens* of legal > precedents > of companies trying to 'recertify' its sales > representatives > to get more money from them without actually giveing > them > any new training or products to sell, and every one > of them > tends to lose in court, for obvious reasons. > copyright > law is one thing; an obvious attempt to extort money > from > your own employees is another. Courts and judges > are human, > and can see past an obvious greed-scam. Especially if a judge sees that the rogue teacher has been working in good faith for the organization for many years and that there truly is no difference between a recertified and a non-recertified teacher. But then again, you do have trademark law which does lean in the direction of the TMO. > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Drugs Don't Discriminate. Get help for yourself or > someone you know. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/0I.OUB/ZbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Does he tell you he loves you when he hits you? Abuse. Narrated by Halle Berry. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hemMeA/rbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
