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Should I Be Flattered?

10 posts Started 1 Jan 2016 Last recovered post 2 Jan 2016 Wayback Machine snapshot 26 Jan 2016

#1

I was browsing for an already-online pic of my RC46 xenon headlight retrofit (er, unfinished, as usual) and was bemused to find this, courtesy of Google Images:

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Obviously, that's not a picture of a VFR800; it's a picture of my FP from about seven years ago, when I was experimenting with various auxilliary lights (all since ditched).  Obviously, I hadn't given permission to anyone to use it to sell anything.  And those aren't even Hella lights--they're Electrical Connection Hella knock-off fog lights, which I had modified to be mounted using 100mm M6 bolts passing right through the housings and into the fairing mounting bolt locations.  I actually liked the mounting idea, but as foglights they were pointless and used only on one trip to France.

Should I be receiving royalties?  :wink:

Ciao,


#2

Get a lawyer!!!!  :goofy:


#3

I realize your post is a bit tongue-in-cheek but, yes, your property has been used for profit without your expressed consent and you should be compensated.


#5

And then fined by the style police :laugh:   :laugh:


#6

I find it ironic that they misrepresented the pictured lights as well as stole your pic. Could you also get them for defamation for claiming you were using the fancy/schamsy real thing instead of the sensible knock-off. :goofy:   


#7

Good idea.  My damages from the misappropriation of my intellectual property would pale in comparison with my damages from being defamed in such a horrible way!

Ciao,


#8
He doesn't need a lawyer, he IS a lawyer.

So that little problem is solved.......
#9

Ok let me re-phrase..........   get a proper lawyer!!! :goofy:


#10

You know the old saying: "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client". :beer:


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