Joop and all, And this represents the sentiments of the IP community. A shameful and questionably legal example of the rancor of the "Americas Cup" zealous and improper behavior. It also shows me the depraved lengths some folks will go to destroy a thing that is meant to help the less advantaged. Joop Teernstra wrote: > Not satisfied with pursuing Yachting enthousiasts' web sites for > unauthorised images of the Cup, AC2000, the guardian of the trademark has > now seen fit to force a City Mission charity fund raising drive to destroy > NZ $5000 worth of posters because they carried the words America's Cup. > > The Methodist Mission, specialized in offering services to the homeless and > low-income people in central Auckland, used the words on one of its posters > to be used for a pre-Christmas fundraising drive. > >From today's NZ Herald: > > "It [the poster] shows a group tucking in to one of the 30.000 midday meals > served in the past year at the mission's Queen Street headquarters. > In the foreground, a diner holds up a cheap mug emblazoned with the > american flag. > "The America's Cup?" the legend asks pointedly, while the small print below > outlines the "greater challlenge" of city poverty "which few people dare to > acknowledge". > The regatta organizer, AC2000, forbade the use of the words and $5000 worth > of posters had to be destroyed. > The executive director of AC2000, Alan Sefton, said the organization was > the trustee of the Americas Cup, charged with protecting the marks--the > cup's image and name-- on behalf of "the Americas Cup community worldwide" > and it was not possible to make exceptions for non-profit organizations." > > --Joop Teernstra LL.M.-- , bootstrap of > the Cyberspace Association, > the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners > http://www.idno.org (or direct:) > http://www.democracy.org.nz/idno/ Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman INEGroup (Over 95k members strong!) CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
