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T-Shirt Rickenfaker?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 3:19 am
by rickaddict
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 3:37 am
by ozover50
Mr. peedeewood has had quite a bit of 'image' stuff out there. Wonder if he sells any of it........
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:04 am
by johnhall
We don't consider these to be infringing. He doesn't claim it's a Rickenbacker brand T-shirt and he's simply using an image of a genuine product. Furthermore, he doesn't emphasize the direct logo aspect of the instrument, i.e. just a nameplate or -R- tailpiece, for instance.
It might be a bit parasitic but he's not doing anything that dilutes the brand name or jeopardizes the trademark, which are the only reasons we have to waste our time patrolling eBay.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:26 am
by edski
Other than the misplaced strap button, what looks so "fake" about the image?
On the other hand, I abhor people who try to sell t-shirts for $30...
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:02 am
by rickaddict
Well...the knobs look a little too close to each other, the horns don't look quite the right shape, and(as you mentioned) the misplaced strap button.
But we aren't looking at an actual photo of a guitar; we're looking at a photo of an image of a guitar that has been transferred to a peice of fabric...so maybe its just distorted.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:14 am
by edski
And I'll tell a friend, who'll tell 2 friends...
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:58 am
by atomic_punk
Someone bought me one of those for my birthday. it's like a hard, plastic-like decal. I'm afraid to wear / wash it for fear of it melting.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 2:04 am
by beatlefan
..and then there's the "irritated n*pple" factor with those blasted hard decals..(shivers)
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:04 am
by dannyboy
...And Chris,don't forget the part where the sweat stays stagnant behind that blasted decal and make the t-shirt sooooo uncomfortable!!