Re: Original Owner's manuals & bank checks

[Simon Favre <simon@domain.elided>]

Sneaky devil. There just better not be an Alfa Romeo automobile on the
check along with the uncommitted logo, or they could still go after you
teeth first. ;=) If all you have is the city crest on it, you could 
claim to have an ancestor from Milan. You could claim you're doing all 
the great cities of Europe, and you just happen to have started with 
Milan. That's actually not a bad idea. A photo of the city, along with
the crest would be pretty cool. Of course, then people wouldn't know
you're an Alfa nut.

David Ross wrote:
> 
> Me:
> "surely Alfa can't protect the cross and serpent logo (except maybe in 
> some very specific version) since it has been on the Visconti coat of 
> arms for centuries."
> 
> Simon:
> > automobile, then they can and will sue if they find out. Of course,
> > other Milanese manufacturing firms can use the same cross and serpent,
> > but their logos don't say "Alfa Romeo" on them.
> 
> Then the solution seems to be to offer checks with the cross and serpent, 
> but not the name Alfa. That way the company can sell not only to Alfa 
> owners but also to owners of Bezzara coffee machines and parishioners of 
> the Cathedral in Lucca:-)
> 
> - David

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