<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeannie,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm sorry but I posted a reply to Wim = to this list before I saw this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is PTG-L?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gary Mc</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net" = title=jgrassi@silverlink.net>Jeannie Grassi</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 31, 2001 = 8:51 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: proper use of PTG = name</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=310255015-31082001><FONT face=Arial>Wim, and others,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=310255015-31082001><FONT face=Arial>Would you please continue this discussion on = PTG-L? </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=310255015-31082001><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=310255015-31082001><FONT face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=310255015-31082001><FONT face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org">owner-pianotech@ptg.org</A> = [<A = href="mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org">mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org</A= >]<B>On Behalf Of </B><A = href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A><BR><B>Sent:</B> = Friday, August 31, 2001 8:42 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B= > Re: proper use of PTG name<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a message dated 8/30/01 11:02:30 PM Central Daylight = Time, <BR>cedel@supernet.com writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">I am currently a PTG chapter president.  Does = that make me a president of the <BR>PTG?  I would consider that misrepresentation.</FONT><FONT face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial = lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">If you are a current member of the = PTG, you are not allowed, by our Bylaws, <BR>to use your position in the PTG in = any advertising. This includes being an <BR>officer, examiner, or member = of a committee.   <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial lang=0 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial lang=0 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE"><BR>I can't imagine a former President (of the whole organization) not <BR>maintaining <BR>his membership in PTG until = his dying day.  Maybe the ad is not technically <BR>false, but = I'm quite certain it will give the false impression.  No one <BR>should = <BR>resort to that.  Too bad. <BR><BR>Regards, = Clyde</FONT><FONT face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial = lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">There is a former president of the PTG = who is no longer a member of the PTG. <BR><BR>A person who is not a member of = the PTG may not advertise membership in the <BR>PTG. Yellow Pages across the = country are supposed to have paper work on this. <BR>Technically, this = person could be sued for false advertising. If the PTG <BR>wants to pursue this = to the full extent, it is my understanding that the PTG <BR>could force the = technician to change his/her phone number. <BR><BR>But now comes the = big question. This person is advertising he is a former <BR>president = and thus presumably a former member of the PTG. Since he is clearly = <BR>stating he is a former member of the PTG, can the PTG legally stop him from <BR>advertising as such. <BR><BR>Any legal minds out there want to = answer this? <BR><BR>Wim <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial lang=0 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial lang=0 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE"><BR>Gary McCormick wrote: <BR><BR>> There's a new = tuner in town; he's got a nice ad in the yellow pages where <BR>he <BR>> = also claims to have been a former president of the PTG. <BR>> So, I = go to ptg.org to look up where he's from, and he's not listed!  I = go <BR>> back to the yellow pages, and sure enough, he doesn't = have RPT in his ad. <BR>> Is this misleading, or copyright infringement? = <BR>> Gary McCormick <BR>> (By the way, I just turned in my own = application for membership in the <BR>PTG, <BR>> to my area president, Kirk = Alford) = <BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT>= </BODY></HTML>