More proof that MLM companies don’t get the Internet:
Bonnie,
I viewed your website and found the Shaklee trademark. Our trademarks are also our products. Please check the link below to see what I was referring to. It would be greatly appreciated if you could remove the picture of Nutriferon and the name Shaklee, which is also trademarked. Thank you for your time and cooperation it is greatly appreciated. http://www.bonniewren.com/index.php?s=shaklee
M—– M—-
Claims Administrator
Legal Department
Shaklee Corporation
M—– M—– hidden-email@shaklee.com
Bonnie Comments:
Yikes! Ms. M.M. is taking a different tack from her previous e-mail.
I’m pretty sure my use of the Shaklee image is within the standards of “fair use,� but then, Ms. M.M. is part of a Legal Department and I’m just a…
… Just a…
Well, I’m not part of a Legal Department, that’s for sure.
Keep the tone light and breezy—that’s what I’ll do. Stand my ground, firm in tone but light. And breezy.
I understand protecting a trademark, but if a person is trying to tell another about a product in a professional manner on the web…is that wrong? These people are distributors after all.
Fictional Shaklee Statement: Please sell lots of my stuff, but don’t use any company materials on the web to do it.
Robert Attieh on October 4th, 2006 at 11:12 pm
Yes, this is so true. There are still many companies that do not know the FULL POTENTIAL of marketing on the internet