Let's just ask the obvious question:
If the guys that decided to launch q101.com in Chicago had to buy the intellectual property for the station (several hundred thousand) to be able to transition it to a money making venture online with the hopes of eventually moving it back to traditional on-air, why does this guy think he's any different? The logo alone has to be trademarked by someone, and to my knowledge even after 8 years of inactivity that's still actionable.
Everything about this is a recycle of someone elses work, and I doubt they're doing this for nothing more than the fun and nostalgia. I'm not saying anyone has any interest in filing a claim against an operation that's this small, but as we all know copyright is a "use it or lose it" game. What's the honest over/under before someone gets a cease and desist regarding the Facebook page, the website, or probably all of it?
If the guys that decided to launch q101.com in Chicago had to buy the intellectual property for the station (several hundred thousand) to be able to transition it to a money making venture online with the hopes of eventually moving it back to traditional on-air, why does this guy think he's any different? The logo alone has to be trademarked by someone, and to my knowledge even after 8 years of inactivity that's still actionable.
Everything about this is a recycle of someone elses work, and I doubt they're doing this for nothing more than the fun and nostalgia. I'm not saying anyone has any interest in filing a claim against an operation that's this small, but as we all know copyright is a "use it or lose it" game. What's the honest over/under before someone gets a cease and desist regarding the Facebook page, the website, or probably all of it?
