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Mercedes-Benz Cracks Down on Illegal 300-SL Replica Bodies

Posted March 27, 2012 9:00 AM by dstrohl
Pathfinder Tags: 300 SL Daimler AG German cars gullwing mercedes-benz

Mercedes-Benz Classic in Germany has destroyed a fiberglass 300 SL replica body seized by customs officials after courts ruled that it is not legal to market this body shape, which is trademarked by Daimler AG; this was recently confirmed by the Stuttgart regional court in a 2010 case (no. 17 O 304/10).

The body shape of the W 198 series gullwing Coupe is considered a work of applied art, and has been under copyright protection for decades. Therefore, it's determined that anyone building, offering or selling replicas of the vehicle is violating the automaker's rights, even if those replicas don't incorporate the logos or trademarks of Daimler AG.

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03/28/2012 9:02 AM

No sense of humour the Germans
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03/28/2012 10:27 AM

Do you think it would fit on one of those old air-cooled V-dub chassis? Those were popular kit car underpinnings for many decades.
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Stick it on a Reliant Robin chassis
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03/28/2012 10:38 PM

WTF is with the blog tag list on this one? Its about 40 times longer than the whole blog.

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03/29/2012 12:59 PM

From the Benz hiome office.." ...we aren't going to make those so nobody else should be either!"

Like anyone with half a clue won't be able to tell a fake from the real thing.
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03/29/2012 4:35 PM

Yeah...we all know that the originals were hand hammered fiberglass!
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03/30/2012 12:54 PM

Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!
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03/30/2012 10:37 AM

I'm calling BS! Next thing you know I won't be able to sell my Fuego bodies.

Take a look at Dynacornclassicbodies.com to see how aftermarket and manufacturer have been able to work to please both sides of the copywrite issue and provide a quality product to the public.

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