Tartan Law Suit - LL Bean & "Maine" tartan

[macwilkin]

So do I summize that you feel it's okay for L.L Bean to profit from someone else's product, without compensation, but the legit owner is just SOL? Don't you think L.L. Bean should have investigated and gotten permission from, before using? What if the head of Labatt's accidentally came across one of your postings, said "hey that's cool" and started selling Blu(Ontario) t shirts for $25.00 a pop? Don't you think you should be compensated had you copyrighted your handle?

Point of clarification: it's not her product. Mr. Gillis designed it. She only bought the rights to it, and given her statements, it doesn't sound like she cares very much about the symbolism behind it. Yes, LL Bean should have been more careful, but she's no "angel" either.

T.