no opposite side of the state. And yes I get to fl couple times a year. my youngest daughter is about to move back to Casselberry to go to Valencia

 

Very cool. Hey, next time you're down let me know, we can meet up sometime. I'm actually in Apopka.

 

Ok probably in June

 

Sounds good my friend. BTW sorry OP, got a little off track. Yeah, that's B.S. hahahahha

 

I will agree that it would seem stupid that dodge would not want "free advertising. However, take into consideration why copyright laws were invented, to keep people from misusing the intellectual property of other companies. By having their name copyrighted dodge has to make sure that it is not misused in any way, shape, or form whether it benefits them or not. Does this headline sound better: "Ford accuses Dodge of taking advantage of "free advertising" and reports dodge to US copyright office". I am a part of a Motorcycle club at Iowa State University and there are certain logos we are not allowed to use because if we were to use them illegally the copyright of those logos could be taken away and we are an affiliated organization!

 

Shame on Dodge. These days schools are hard straped on money as it is. They should be ashamed to make a school spend that much money to change their logo, rather than on education. This is ridiculous. Today I am not proud to be a Dodge owner. BS!

On the other note the guy who approved the design for the school needs to be fired for being an idiot!

 

If they let this school go with using the emblem, then what about the other schools that might want to change it. Then someone just wants to use it on a product he is making, then it escalates and there are all sorts of people using the Dodge logo, and all rights to it have basically been lost. The school should've just been smart enough to not use that as their logo. That is quite obviously copywritten.

 

But I would understand if it was a company. If other schools change it, they've changed it. It's not the same. I understand that they should have researched it, but it's not like it hurt anyone. I'm sure there are plenty of companies already running on the internet the use an altered version of the ram logo. I don't think that a high school that chose to run a version of the ram should be held captive by Dodge. I would understand if they were making car parts and using a different version of the logo.

 

Unfortunately, copyright laws don't distinguish between schools, nonprofit groups or for profit businesses. If Dodge doesn't protect their logos, they run the risk of losing any protection they have, regardless of who uses it. It sucks for the school, but honestly, didn't anyone think to check BEFORE switching to the new logo? It's not like this hasn't happened in the past. NBA, NFL, MLB, hell even NCAA schools all routinely send notices to schools, etc. regarding use of their logos. Now, if you want to see an example of a company that takes it to the extreme, do a search on Monster Cables on google. They sue anyone with Monster in the name, including a miniature golf course!