Re: CBS Legal Notice

Robert Cumbow <cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> writes:
>
> Terry Carroll wrote to apprise us of CBS's "refreshingly informal" web
> site legal notice, quoting:
>
> "... you can't use the stuff
> except how we say you can on this page or anywhere else on the
> site without our written permission. In fact, even if we wanted
> to, the lawyers are likely to veto any deal; so, it's better you
> don't even ask! There's also a lot of trademarks, logos, and
> service marks on the site, including ones like CBS and the CBS
> Eye logo that either we own or we're using with someone else's
> permission. So don't think you have any kind of license or
> right to use them, because you don't and we're not about to give
> you one."
>
> Informal, I grant you. But refreshing? It strikes me as downright
> hostile. I'd advise my clients to be a lot more polite to their fans,
> customers, and prospective customers. Maybe CBS figures it's so big
> it can afford to be obnoxious.

It shows how careful you have to be. I agreed entirely with Terry, but if in fact you find it obnoxious, then it has clearly missed the mark.

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