Compliance Department is on the ball

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October 4th, 2010 at 9:55 PM
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Messenger Puppet
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Compliance Department is on the ball

I found this website(http://he16man.spreadshirt.com/) through a facebook ad tonight.  Based on the whole mgoshirt inventory purge of a couple weeks ago, I narced on this site to the Compliance Department with a cc to Judy Van Horn.  Six minutes later (8:36 p.m. EDT), I got a personal reply from JVH.

I know, "cool story, brah." Sorry. I was just impressed with the speed and the personal touch.  The only people who get responses that quick from me are old guys in black robes who hold my career in their hands. 

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October 4th, 2010 at 9:57 PM | Yet the vendors sitting right (Score:1)
CRex
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Yet the vendors sitting right outside the Union and selling teeshirts continue to operate unmolested.  What a weird world we live in.

October 4th, 2010 at 10:06 PM | It's much easier to be an (Score:1)
Shaqsquatch
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It's much easier to be an internet tough guy than a real life tough guy. This also applies for legal departments.

October 4th, 2010 at 10:29 PM | Dude they have cops!  Their (Score:1)
CRex
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Dude they have cops!  Their own freaking police department.  How hard can it be to serve a cease and desist letter when DPS has your back.

October 4th, 2010 at 10:38 PM | ...with really limited legal (Score:1)
BluePants
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...with really limited legal authority.  I suspect that they get their permit from the city, as do the food vendors set up on similar prime campus real estate.  Now, as to why the University hasn't leaned on the city to either revoke permits or served notice on those fools, that is beyond me.

They've been there a while, so who knows.  I'd say their primary concern is making sure vendors with U licenses aren't making illicit contraband (lol NCAA/Michigan making millions off of students).  My only guess is that it'd be pretty bad publicity to shut down the innocent street vendors with the Superman logo van.

M '11

October 4th, 2010 at 11:16 PM | Copy and trademark (Score:1)
ShockFX
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Copy and trademark infringement is civil, not criminal.  The cops are therefore irrelevant.

October 4th, 2010 at 10:20 PM | What was the response you (Score:1)
SysMark
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What was the response you got?  Or did I miss something here?

October 4th, 2010 at 11:14 PM | thanks... (Score:1)
Messenger Puppet
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And we'll look into it. CC to an asst. AD.
Just was cool to get an immediate professional response and not a 'thanks, go blue" form letter.

October 4th, 2010 at 10:23 PM | hmmm... (Score:1)
clarkiefromcanada
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....what of karma here?

If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone

October 4th, 2010 at 11:15 PM | karma (Score:1)
Messenger Puppet
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Wants DRob to stay eligible.
I hope.

October 4th, 2010 at 11:24 PM | Which academy did you attend? (Score:1)
KJ
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"I'm here with my friend, the zombie, Johnathon. Michigan is in the Final Four for the first time in 20 years, what do you think?"

"I like turtles."

October 5th, 2010 at 12:05 AM | In similar news, I've (Score:1)
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In similar news, I've reported all of you for your Denard Robinson avatars.  Expect a stern letter coming your way.

Hail.

October 5th, 2010 at 5:09 AM | too bad... (Score:1)
mtzlblk
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they weren't that diligent with CARA forms....I'm just sayin'

October 5th, 2010 at 7:00 AM | My understanding (Score:1)
Emarcy
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is that the C+D letter was enforced by underground printing (affiliated with Mgostore) because of the threat of losing their permission to sell M licensed goods.  The copyright issues seem to be more threat than reality.  I mean, how could the university really claim that "Shoelace" is their property?  If the Mgostore was not affiliated with a university sponsored vendor, these shirts would not be a problem.  Any Mgolegalopinions want to opine?

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