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oldgoat
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posted 22 May 2007 05:34 AM

Well this seems a bit harsh.

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It was a big enough bummer for Kenneth Affolter when he was sentenced to more than five years in prison for making pot-laced treats and soft drinks.
Now he faces the wrath of a candy giant.

Hershy is sueing him for $100,000 because he sold his products as imitation Hershey candies.

One part I do understand though, is the company's claim of "unfair competition". I mean Hershey just uses stuff like chocolate, peanut butter, and sugar. Maybe they should hire this guy for product development.

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marzo
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posted 22 May 2007 06:04 AM

5 years in jail! This is another example of insane over-reaction by the USA economic elites.
At worst, Hershey should have sent him a 'cease and desist' letter for trade infringement, but this chap was really asking for trouble by selling marijuana candies.
This was not a smart thing to do.

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abnormal
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posted 22 May 2007 07:44 AM

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marzo 5 years in jail! This is another example of insane over-reaction by the USA economic elites.

The five year sentence was for selling pot laced candies, not for copyright infringement, and has nothing to do with the economuc elite.

You do have to wonder what Hersheys expects to accomplish. Because of this suit the story has made it to half the newspapers in the world - if they wanted to bury this they didn't do it very well.

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Sven
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posted 22 May 2007 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by abnormal:
You do have to wonder what Hersheys expects to accomplish. Because of this suit the story has made it to half the newspapers in the world - if they wanted to bury this they didn't do it very well.

I can only imagine that it is intended to warn copy-cats that misusing Hershey's trademarks will be expensive.

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Khimia
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posted 22 May 2007 05:50 PM

That I believe is correct Sven, it's my understanding that copyright can be "whittled away" if potential infringements are not regularly challenged.

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Allister
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posted 28 May 2007 01:26 PM

No such things as bad press either.

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Michelle
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posted 28 May 2007 02:36 PM

While it's true that the 5 years is for the pot part and not the copyright part, I disagree that it has nothing to do with "economic elites".

In my opinion, all punitive petty drug laws are an overreaction by the economic elites that make the laws. Because take a look at who goes to jail for them.

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Westerly
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posted 28 May 2007 02:39 PM

I'm unable to open the link above. Was this guy trafficking or just baking? If it was for personal use, 5 years is a horrendous sentence.

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