ed
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I know there are a few on here...
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=20883
I always wondered about the IPR on turning a shitter into something else using someone else's design...
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flybikeslee
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imagin that! good call tbh
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SportBoy
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poor mr2
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daymoon
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i'd be gutted....
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Adam_B
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Seems a bit harsh crushing the car but Italians are like that i guess.
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Nath
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That'll learn him.
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ed
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If they found a load of fake jeans they'd have destroyed them. Same thing.
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Adam_B
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True. Slightly different value though.
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ed
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Would have to be a few pairs of jeans to compete with a £7k body kit
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daymoon
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it copyright shit....
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ed
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You need a few more words in there for that to make sense.
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fir3vip3r
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A very fair law they have there......
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chris_uk
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quote: Originally posted by Nath
That'll learn him.
no....
that will 'teach' him...
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sand-eel
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TBH If some italian made a copy of an MGB with a fiat barchetta, I doubt our cops would do anything.
Why doesn't Lotus just say every car that looks like the 7 is copying them?
Its just italians being gay tbh.
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cunningham
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doubt it happend tbh think of all those people aswell that have the AC cobra replica kit cars
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antnee
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I saw a yellow one the other week, even had a 355 number plate
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MatthewR
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what about the Mazda and the Fiesta that were identical???
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daymoon
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quote: Originally posted by MatthewR
what about the Mazda and the Fiesta that were identical???
mazda and ford have same owners iirc.
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antnee
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quote: Originally posted by daymoon
quote: Originally posted by MatthewR
what about the Mazda and the Fiesta that were identical???
mazda and ford have same owners iirc.
Ford own Mazda.
Anyway thats different, this story is about a kit to convert a car to look like another, so there fore breaking copyright rules.
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by antnee
quote: Originally posted by daymoon
quote: Originally posted by MatthewR
what about the Mazda and the Fiesta that were identical???
mazda and ford have same owners iirc.
Ford own Mazda.
lies well, we only own a small small small percentage of it now, sold most off last year to get some monies to help Ford US out 
poor mr2, doubt it really happened. funny nevertheless though.
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by sand-eel
TBH If some italian made a copy of an MGB with a fiat barchetta, I doubt our cops would do anything.
Why doesn't Lotus just say every car that looks like the 7 is copying them?
Its just italians being gay tbh.
because lotus dont own the rights to the 7
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SportBoy
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i think its more the fact is badged up as a ferrari .. should of stuck some toyota badges on it 
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thegsi
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Serves him right. Loser
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SVM 286
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Ben!... Do you, OWN, Ford!?
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antnee
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
quote: Originally posted by antnee
quote: Originally posted by daymoon
quote: Originally posted by MatthewR
what about the Mazda and the Fiesta that were identical???
mazda and ford have same owners iirc.
Ford own Mazda.
lies well, we only own a small small small percentage of it now, sold most off last year to get some monies to help Ford US out 
OOO didn't know that! less companies to get discount with (Ford Priviledge scheme)
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