--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], 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. > >
It boils down to this (plus whatever other laws come into play because a good lawyer can find precedent for BOTH sides of any legal action): does the TMO have the right to set the pricing for the use of their trademark? Without lots of case law to say different, the TMO will obviously win this one, should the chose to pursue it. ------------------------ 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/
