Does anybody think this is wrong?
Does anybody think this is wrong?
http://cgi.ebay.com/MOOG-MINI-MOOG-ANAL ... 0090776970
Moog t-shirts on EBAY- Isn't this copyright infringment or something? This seems like it would take away from Moog's own merch.
Josh
Moog t-shirts on EBAY- Isn't this copyright infringment or something? This seems like it would take away from Moog's own merch.
Josh
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yah, that's right on the edge for me.....on one hand they aren't using the Moog logo or name (on the shirt print) nor are they stealing a copyrighted picture...on the other hand they clearly didn't create/draw the picture themselves, they photographed an existing object.....
I'm not a laywer so i never really understood the ins and outs.
It seems to me like if they aren't directly copying a T-shirt that moog already makes & sells then is A-Ok in my mind.
speaking of cool moog Tshirts i saw this hot chick at an art show once that was wearing what looked to be an original vintage moog liberation shirt (cracked dye and all) that said something like "get liberated" or similar....it was so cool looking...but i haven't seen another like it since so i'm sort of skeptical that it might have been one of those "new vintage" shirts which you see so many of these days
I'm not a laywer so i never really understood the ins and outs.
It seems to me like if they aren't directly copying a T-shirt that moog already makes & sells then is A-Ok in my mind.
speaking of cool moog Tshirts i saw this hot chick at an art show once that was wearing what looked to be an original vintage moog liberation shirt (cracked dye and all) that said something like "get liberated" or similar....it was so cool looking...but i haven't seen another like it since so i'm sort of skeptical that it might have been one of those "new vintage" shirts which you see so many of these days
There's also teh uber-stupid "I (heart) my Moog" button:
http://cgi.ebay.com/I-LOVE-MY-MOOG-Butt ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/I-LOVE-MY-MOOG-Butt ... dZViewItem
i'd like to meet one of those inspector dudes.This item is brand new and has never been used. Each button is professionally made and inspected.
'hey buddy, what's your trade?'
'me? oh, i work in the moog button inspection biz. i inspect buttons that say i love my moog'
'no way, so what's your actual job there?'
'i check if it says moog, not moon or goon or spoon.'
'far out'
'you should meet the needlepoker. pokes the needles into his butt all day do make sure they poke good. nice fellow. has a skin condition though.'
My guess is that it is legal.
As long as the Moog logo is not used, and the term "Minimoog" is not used (although that name may not be trademarked anymore, since the original company is long gone) I don't think that there is a problem. The picture may be copyrighted, and if they don't have permission to use that picture, they could be in trouble--maybe they took the picture themselves.
Would the image of a Minimoog be illegal to use? I doubt it since the original company who made that synth is long gone.
Now if they used a Voyager picture--they would be in trouble.
Kind of a cool shirt. I might get one after I hear more opinions of the situation on this thread.
As long as the Moog logo is not used, and the term "Minimoog" is not used (although that name may not be trademarked anymore, since the original company is long gone) I don't think that there is a problem. The picture may be copyrighted, and if they don't have permission to use that picture, they could be in trouble--maybe they took the picture themselves.
Would the image of a Minimoog be illegal to use? I doubt it since the original company who made that synth is long gone.
Now if they used a Voyager picture--they would be in trouble.
Kind of a cool shirt. I might get one after I hear more opinions of the situation on this thread.
Thanks Bob!!
Being that Moog Music isn't in the T-shirt business i'll give them a pass on the rather lame T-shirts they offer. If I saw a cool "moog" t-shirt on ebay I wouldn't hesitate to buy it, it really isn't hurting Moog, and it isn't a counterfiet of anything moog has available.
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Ooh, that is horrifying. Who makes this? How old are they?Kevin Lightner wrote:What I think is really wrong is this auction (Ebay 300090127973)
This is a Martin Mini. A Donimoog.
An Ohio copy.
But the seller never mentions this.
I could see that the font was different in a couple of places, the mod wheels are different, and other differences.
I would be very angry if I had bought one of those.
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Good eye! does anyone know how many Donimoogs were actually built?This is a Martin Mini. A Donimoog.
An Ohio copy
And what ever happened to Don after he lost the legal rights to the name "Moog Music' to Bob Moog? I remeber thinking about sending him a check for a "new'" Minimoog but things unraveled quickly and he was exposed namely by two guys named Mark and Kevin, who were relentless in the pursuit of the truth concerning the infamous Moog Gate fiasco.
"Although they heard the music..they didn't understand the tune"
That unit was likely made in 1999 or 2000, one of a handful ever made. I inspected one at Kevin's shop when he had one in for repair. They are not a very good copy.
Don Martin cashed a lot of advances for minimoog orders starting in 1996 but was incapable of re-designing an instrument that used obsolete unobtainable parts. He cloned the ua726 oscillator board, but ua726s are virtually unobtainable and he neglected to hire an engineer with component experience to design a replacement part! He got a lot of angry customers demanding to know where their minimoog was and he stopped answering the phones. Then people started calling Bob at (then) Big Briar and that's when Bob filed suit against Martin. Ultimately Don filed for bankruptcy.
I don't know what became of Don Martin. Frankly no one cares, as he has destroyed his reputation in the music industry. When the legal whammy came down he made himself completely unavailable and he dodged the process servers. Turns out that the "Donimoog" Moog Music was the same address of a MailBox Etc store. He did not list a personal address and the process server was reduced to sitting in front of the storefront waiting in vain to deliver papers. The bankruptcy court basically liquidated the whole operation and Bob won back his trademarks from that session.
Don held the ARP trademarks too, but I don't know what became of those.
Don Martin cashed a lot of advances for minimoog orders starting in 1996 but was incapable of re-designing an instrument that used obsolete unobtainable parts. He cloned the ua726 oscillator board, but ua726s are virtually unobtainable and he neglected to hire an engineer with component experience to design a replacement part! He got a lot of angry customers demanding to know where their minimoog was and he stopped answering the phones. Then people started calling Bob at (then) Big Briar and that's when Bob filed suit against Martin. Ultimately Don filed for bankruptcy.
I don't know what became of Don Martin. Frankly no one cares, as he has destroyed his reputation in the music industry. When the legal whammy came down he made himself completely unavailable and he dodged the process servers. Turns out that the "Donimoog" Moog Music was the same address of a MailBox Etc store. He did not list a personal address and the process server was reduced to sitting in front of the storefront waiting in vain to deliver papers. The bankruptcy court basically liquidated the whole operation and Bob won back his trademarks from that session.
Don held the ARP trademarks too, but I don't know what became of those.
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Switches are brighter blue, wheels have rounded edges, rear cover is shiny.How are you able to tell it is a DoniMoog?
But the closer you look, the more differences you'd see.
Panel lettering isn't as cleanly done, for example.
And while this unit might well have some real Moog boards out of a real model D, I think a buyer would want to know it wasn't an original Mini.
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