proper use of PTG name

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 8/30/01 11:02:30 PM Central Daylight Time, 
cedel@supernet.com writes:


> I am currently a PTG chapter president.  Does that make me a president of the
> PTG?  I would consider that misrepresentation.

If you are a current member of the PTG, you are not allowed, by our Bylaws, 
to use your position in the PTG in any advertising. This includes being an 
officer, examiner, or member of a committee.  


> 
> I can't imagine a former President (of the whole organization) not 
> maintaining
> his membership in PTG until his dying day.  Maybe the ad is not technically
> false, but I'm quite certain it will give the false impression.  No one 
> should
> resort to that.  Too bad.
> 
> Regards, Clyde

There is a former president of the PTG who is no longer a member of the PTG. 

A person who is not a member of the PTG may not advertise membership in the 
PTG. Yellow Pages across the country are supposed to have paper work on this. 
Technically, this person could be sued for false advertising. If the PTG 
wants to pursue this to the full extent, it is my understanding that the PTG 
could force the technician to change his/her phone number.

But now comes the big question. This person is advertising he is a former 
president and thus presumably a former member of the PTG. Since he is clearly 
stating he is a former member of the PTG, can the PTG legally stop him from 
advertising as such. 

Any legal minds out there want to answer this?

Wim


> 
> Gary McCormick wrote:
> 
> > There's a new tuner in town; he's got a nice ad in the yellow pages where 
> he
> > also claims to have been a former president of the PTG.
> > So, I go to ptg.org to look up where he's from, and he's not listed!  I go
> > back to the yellow pages, and sure enough, he doesn't have RPT in his ad.
> > Is this misleading, or copyright infringement?
> > Gary McCormick
> > (By the way, I just turned in my own application for membership in the 
> PTG,
> > to my area president, Kirk Alford)
> 
> 
> 



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