B&K out of business....

F1nut
F1nut Posts: 50,475
edited October 2010 in The Clubhouse
....but may not be gone forever.

http://stratecongroup.com/1010aw2ati2acquireBK.aspx
Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2010
    Suprised that ATI the video card manufacturer doesn't go after "Amplifier Technologies, Inc" for copyright infringement. First thing I thought was, "Why the hell would a video card company want to buy B&K?"
    Ludicrous gibs!
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,475
    edited October 2010
    Oops, missed that one.

    Ken, please delete this thread.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


    President of Club Polk

  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,727
    edited October 2010
    nadams wrote: »
    Suprised that ATI the video card manufacturer doesn't go after "Amplifier Technologies, Inc" for copyright infringement. First thing I thought was, "Why the hell would a video card company want to buy B&K?"

    I don't think names are protected by copyright laws. Trademark maybe, but that would apply to the specific look of the ATI logo and they are both significantly different. Besides, ATI is now AMD Graphics Products Group. The ATI graphics brand will be disappearing shortly. BTW, there are probably dozen companies going by the name ATI in the US.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2010
    That's been in the works for some time and honestly, they've forgotten how to run business a long time ago.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
  • orrb_05
    orrb_05 Posts: 215
    edited October 2010
    billbillw wrote: »
    I don't think names are protected by copyright laws. Trademark maybe, but that would apply to the specific look of the ATI logo and they are both significantly different. Besides, ATI is now AMD Graphics Products Group. The ATI graphics brand will be disappearing shortly. BTW, there are probably dozen companies going by the name ATI in the US.

    Tell that to the WWE who were forced to change from WWF :)
  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited October 2010
    billbillw wrote: »
    I don't think names are protected by copyright laws. Trademark maybe, but that would apply to the specific look of the ATI logo and they are both significantly different. Besides, ATI is now AMD Graphics Products Group. The ATI graphics brand will be disappearing shortly. BTW, there are probably dozen companies going by the name ATI in the US.


    Same post as above. oops,
  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,727
    edited October 2010
    orrb_05 wrote: »
    Tell that to the WWE who were forced to change from WWF :)

    That was because the WWF (wildlife) had their name trademarked way back in the 60's and it was clear who was first. That was a Trademark case.

    ATI Technologies (Graphics) would have to have the ATI name trademarked prior ATI amps submitting any trademark application, and of course, there couldn't be any prior ATI companies (not likely) Most of the time, there are negotiations for the use of the name, etc. Most companies don't really raise a stink unless the infringer is tarnishing the namesake or trying to compete in the same market for the same customers.

    In the case of the WWF, they didn't want a violent sport tarnishing the image of a tree hugging society.
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