<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Wim, and others,</DIV> <DIV>Would you please continue this discussion on PTG-L? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>jeannie</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Wimblees@AOL.COM Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:42 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: proper use = of PTG name </DIV>In a message dated 8/30/01 11:02:30 PM Central Daylight Time, = cedel@supernet.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">I am currently a PTG chapter president.  Does that = make me a president of the PTG?  I would consider that misrepresentation.</BLOCKQUOTE> 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.   <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"> 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</BLOCKQUOTE> 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 <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"> 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) = </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML= >