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Old 05-29-09 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
It is indeed a first-gen Prius....that was obvious from the first shot. I'm not a lawyer, but I wonder (?) if car companies can take legal action against motorists who use their badges and trim on vehicles that they don't produce. This is not the first time that we've seen posts like this....Lexus badges on non-Lexus vehicles. Seems to me that's a copyright infringement.
Only if they sell it for profit then there would be some legal action taking place...
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Old 05-29-09 | 03:54 PM
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Somebody is smoking some serious crack, apparently.
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Old 05-29-09 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Trexus
Only if they sell it for profit then there would be some legal action taking place...
I agree, and Porsche comes to mind as a company that pursues non-authorized use of the name/logo for commercial purposes (repair shops, used car dealerships, etc.).
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Old 05-29-09 | 06:56 PM
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Its a HS250h
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Old 06-01-09 | 07:42 PM
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I think the scene of a dude in a Ferrari taking a bunch of pictures of a beater Prius is even more humorous...lol
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Old 06-01-09 | 08:12 PM
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wow, i didnt know jimmy540i was on here?!

i like his website alot
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Old 06-01-09 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bad co
Its a HS250h
that's what I was going to say......
it looks just as bad as the HS IMHO
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Old 06-01-09 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by **************
but those rear lights looks like Mercedes... Totally weird.
dude that's messed up, lot of manufactures have lights that look similar to these...
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Old 06-01-09 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by KILLERGS4
dude that's messed up, lot of manufactures have lights that look similar to these...
his post is from a while back..
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Old 06-01-09 | 09:25 PM
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I lol'd.

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