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What happened to made'n ak?

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Ceru
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how come on the k2 website the made'n ak ski is like totally gone? im just wondering
Jun 8 2006 9:58PM
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prophet
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no pontoons on there either, i wouldnt worry
Jun 8 2006 10:05PM
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C.J.
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Their still making them, dont worry. and the new graphic is so dope.
Jun 8 2006 11:28PM
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FUUUCK
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i noticed that too
Jun 8 2006 11:36PM
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traer
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They also changed the seth vicious to the "seth". But thats because of the legal problems they are dealing with.
Jun 9 2006 1:25AM
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Ceru
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what legal problems?
Jun 9 2006 2:40PM
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eheath
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like "pistol" and "vicous" are parts of old 80s bands sex pistols, and sed vicous was a member ( seth pistols and seth vicous), get it?
Jun 9 2006 2:44PM
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Ceru
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yeahh sex pistols own and yeah i get it now but thats gay
Jun 9 2006 2:50PM
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.[sanhedrin].
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very strange.
Jun 9 2006 2:52PM
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e.will
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it shouldnt matter (the legal stuff) considering that music and skiing have nothing to do with that.

precident is apple recording company and apple computer company
Jun 9 2006 2:52PM
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ski_cartel
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but it does matter and thats why the name has to be changed
Jun 9 2006 3:05PM
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Bees_Knees
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yeah i noticed that too
Jun 9 2006 3:09PM
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JibEarth
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they didnt copy the name conpletly so y would it matter?
Jun 9 2006 6:18PM
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N.L.
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they use to have a little site for freeskiing, but now its just another section of their evilempire.
Jun 9 2006 6:21PM
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casimiro
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that is a different style of a copywright issue, K2 was using those words and graphics in a manner that directly referenced the sex pistols, that is their inteluctual property, apple and apple are just nouns. if apple computers had used the same symbol or anything that directly referenced the original recording company to further their product they would be liable for damages. it was a rip off and k2 should have to pay, or halt the use, I don't think that what they were doing is part of fair usage because it is a direct reference.
Jun 9 2006 6:27PM
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Master_Quiff
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that's so dumb. How can they just not let sombody use a certain word? And why do they care?
Jun 9 2006 6:45PM
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gregor
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The Made'ns have the image of Eddie on them as well, which must belong exclusively to iron Maiden. If they're not getting any royalties for that they're getting screwed.
Jun 9 2006 7:02PM
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coordy12
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those skis are sick
Jun 9 2006 7:14PM
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ESB
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Line used to make a skiboard called the Jedi until Lucasfilm got all up on Levinthal's ass.
Jun 9 2006 7:31PM
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bpalmer
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Sid Vicious, not sed, but yeah, that's the idea.
Jun 9 2006 8:28PM
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cobra_commander
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they still have that site www.k2factoryteam.com, or were you talking about sethpistol.com because that got taken down with the legal isues.

also the skis were a very close link with the sex pistols. the pistols or who ever owns the rights now might have thought K2 was useing the connection to make more money. And ingeneral if they let K2 get away with it another company would do it, and then another. and so on and so on.
Jun 9 2006 8:35PM
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traer
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Well said.
Jun 9 2006 8:43PM
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traer
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Here is the thread I made awhile ago about it.

https://newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums/readthread.php?thread_id=211366&
Jun 9 2006 8:57PM
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