Re: Asking Permission (was Re: trademark question)

Reason 8 -- It is a good idea to teach students *how* and *why* to ask for permission.

Nancy

Mike Oliver wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "carol" <carol[_at_]drogon.com>
> Subject: Re: trademark question
>
> > >Herman Sutter [mailto:hsutter[_at_]st-agnes.org] wrote:
> > >Oh, for heaven's sake, please don't ask permission where permission
> > >isn't necessary.
>
> > [snip] my instinct, esp. for kids, is to say get permission.
>
> I agree with Carol. Having dealt many times with this issue from both sides
> of the coin, its my view that its almost always better to ask permission, if
> done correctly. Here is why I think so:
>
> 1. Case law encourages it (its not an admission to ask for permission, even
> if you believe the other party has no exclusive rights)
>

<snip> Received on Wed Sep 25 2002 - 14:55:05 GMT