I agree 100%, this is very much a commercial activity and should not be located in the general forum.eree wrote:is this some kind of joke?
usually if it is the some "national kiteboarding association" it is national non-profit sports federation for representing nation on international level, not the discount cub membership.
they don't have program, but they have a "mission":
-share the stoke
-spend less & ride more
-ride responsibly
this is ridiculous. Toby, you should charge them for commercial activity on your forum
PS: wow, there's my 1000th! where is my cake?
The buyers club is not the issue here, it is how they have presented themselves. Sure they are talking about a buyers club, but they are also talking about kite safety, which suggest the actual scope of what they may or may not inject themselves into is still up in the air. As of yet they have not answered questions pertaining to what their actual full intention is except to say that since they are self appointed "kings of the castle" they can do what they want and they are not being straight forward about what that is.... or who they are....SpaceRacer wrote:I think you guys are inferring too much out of this. If you were travelling with 15 people to the same hotel, would you look for a deal? Would the hotel be happy to offer a deal? So would everyone involved be happy? However, what if you are travelling only by yourself, would you be able to score as big of a deal from a hotel? Would a hotel be inclined to give you the same deal flying solo? But what if you were part of an organization that coordinated 14 other strangers from all over the world who happen to be travelling to the same area at the same time and thus the 15 of you could use this information as buying power to score the same deal as the first scenario up top? What if it only cost you $49 to access this information and buying power for lessons, travel, gear, photography, etc.? What if the $49 were fully refundable if you were not 100% satisfied? Why would you not just be curious and interested in the possibilities of an idea that was put in place for EVERYONE'S benefit instead of crucifying the idea from the get go?
Dang Pete. This one really has your knickers in a bunch. Right out of the gate you sound like the Kiwimike of the USKA and you haven't even given them any money.Laughingman wrote:The buyers club is not the issue here, it is how they have presented themselves. Sure they are talking about a buyers club, but they are also talking about kite safety, which suggest the actual scope of what they may or may not inject themselves into is still up in the air. As of yet they have not answered questions pertaining to what their actual full intention is except to say that since they are self appointed "kings of the castle" they can do what they want and they are not being straight forward about what that is.... or who they are....SpaceRacer wrote:I think you guys are inferring too much out of this. If you were travelling with 15 people to the same hotel, would you look for a deal? Would the hotel be happy to offer a deal? So would everyone involved be happy? However, what if you are travelling only by yourself, would you be able to score as big of a deal from a hotel? Would a hotel be inclined to give you the same deal flying solo? But what if you were part of an organization that coordinated 14 other strangers from all over the world who happen to be travelling to the same area at the same time and thus the 15 of you could use this information as buying power to score the same deal as the first scenario up top? What if it only cost you $49 to access this information and buying power for lessons, travel, gear, photography, etc.? What if the $49 were fully refundable if you were not 100% satisfied? Why would you not just be curious and interested in the possibilities of an idea that was put in place for EVERYONE'S benefit instead of crucifying the idea from the get go?
Just replace the word Godzilla with Costco in this clip and your legal problems are solved.tomatkins wrote:Re: the use of the word "Costco"
"Sorry you disapprove of the term."
To clarify: I don't disapprove of the term, if fact I am a big fan of Costco. I just don't know if Costco will be a big fan of the USKA buyer's club using their brand term. Hopefully, the legal staff of the USKA has approved of the USKA using the term in the manner that the national non-profit corporation (?) is using the term. Costco's legal council may view the use of this highly respected term as "riding the coat-tails" of their business, and therefore a violation of some form of trademark or copyright infringement. Hopefully, the D and O section of the organization's insurance would defend the directors and officers along with the members in any legal action. It looks like it would not be hard for the lawyers to locate the members, since many of the members are listed in the non-password protected section of the website.
http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_fil ... ndards.pdf
"All use of the Costco Wholesale logo and/or the Costco Wholesale brand is subject to the control of Costco Wholesale Corporation. Usage of the Costco Wholesale logo must be approved prior to display."
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