SHRA being sued?

Yes, A law office in San Deigo CA, Branfman & Associates (http://www.branfman.com represents a certain company that has decided to threaten a trademark lawsuit. This company, whom is going nameless, wants the SHRA (http://www.shra.com to stop using the word "burnout" under any circumstances, because their client has a board game called "burn-out". Why are they contacitng a webmaster of a free service? Why arent they going after the software manufacturer? Isnt this part of the constitution? Freedom of speach? Can us webmasters be held from using a particular word on a web page? No, no one can be prevented from using any word in a sentence or on a web page. If this IS the case, what is the internet going to look like in a couple years? We wouldnt be able to have any information on it at all because of possible trademark lawsuits. I would not be able to say "Microsoft", or "Intel", or any other word or phrase that may be trademarked by such a company. The only reason why SHRA have been selected out of the many websites regarding the auto sim, Burnout, is because suing SHRA is a great publicity ploy for the company. Any trademark lawsuits about the trademark of "Burnout" or "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing" should be directed to software maker, not a webmaster of an individual web page. If you would like to contact David P Branfman, his email is Tell him that his client has lost another potential customer due to the terrorism tactics and disregard of the constitution. If you would like to know what company is bringing a lawsuit aginst the SHRA, go to the Branfman & Associates web page and follow the client link, it is going to be one of those listed. Stop this madness before it gets out of hand!

A law office in San Deigo CA, Branfman & Associates (http://www.branfman.com) represents a certain company that has decided to threaten a trademark lawsuit. This company, whom is going nameless, wants the SHRA (http://www.shra.com) to stop using the word "burnout" under any circumstances, because their client has a board game called "burn-out". Why are they contacitng a webmaster of a free service? Why arent they going after the software manufacturer? Isnt this part of the constitution? Freedom of speach? Can us webmasters be held from using a particular word on a web page? No, no one can be prevented from using any word in a sentence or on a web page. If this IS the case, what is the internet going to look like in a couple years? We wouldnt be able to have any information on it at all because of possible trademark lawsuits. I would not be able to say "Microsoft", or "Intel", or any other word or phrase that may be trademarked by a company. The only reason why SHRA have been selected out of the many websites regarding the auto sim, Burnout, is because suing SHRA is a great publicity ploy for the company. Any trademark lawsuits about the trademark of "Burnout" or "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing" should be directed to software maker, not a webmaster of an individual web page. If you would that his client has lost another potential customer due to the terrorism tactics and disregard of the constitution. If you would like to know what company is bringing a lawsuit aginst the SHRA, go to the Branfman & Associates web page and follow the client link, it is going to be one of those listed. Stop this madness before it gets out of hand!

He's yankin' yer chain...Tell the guy to go suck...an egg! The American Heritage College Dictionary defines burnout: Burn?out (b?rnout) n. 1. A failure in a device due to burning, excessive heat, or friction. 2. Aerospace. A. The termination of rocket or jet-engine operation because of fuel exhaustion or shutoff. B. The point at which this termination occurs. 3.a. Physical or emotional exhaustion, esp. As a result of long-term stress or dissipation. B. One who is burned out. I think the lawfirm's client may be suffering from 3.a./b. ;) Cheers! Marc

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> A law office in San Deigo CA, Branfman & Associates > (http://www.branfman.com) represents a certain company that has decided to > threaten a trademark lawsuit. This company, whom is going nameless, wants > the SHRA (http://www.shra.com) to stop using the word "burnout" under any > circumstances, because their client has a board game called "burn-out". Why > are they contacitng a webmaster of a free service? Why arent they going > after the software manufacturer? Isnt this part of the constitution? Freedom > of speach? Can us webmasters be held from using a particular word on a web > page? No, no one can be prevented from using any word in a sentence or on a > web page. If this IS the case, what is the internet going to look like in a > couple years? We wouldnt be able to have any information on it at all > because of possible trademark lawsuits. I would not be able to say > "Microsoft", or "Intel", or any other word or phrase that may be trademarked > by a company. The only reason why SHRA have been selected out of the many > websites regarding the auto sim, Burnout, is because suing SHRA is a great > publicity ploy for the company. Any trademark lawsuits about the trademark > of "Burnout" or "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing" should be directed to > software maker, not a webmaster of an individual web page. If you would > that his client has lost another potential customer due to the terrorism > tactics and disregard of the constitution. If you would like to know what > company is bringing a lawsuit aginst the SHRA, go to the Branfman & > Associates web page and follow the client link, it is going to be one of > those listed. Stop this madness before it gets out of hand!

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