Missions for America

Major_Chuck · November 20, 2006, 01:55:45 AM

How about...

"Have multiple uniforms, will travel with AF Mission Number".

Seriously though. I think "Eyes of the Home skies" may be copyrighted and I thought that CAP was using it for a short while.

I don't Care for the whole "Missions for America" slogan. Do I have a suggestion to replace it? No don't.

SIDEWINDER · November 20, 2006, 02:06:14 AM

Quote from: ELThunter on November 19, 2006, 04:11:18 AM
The real question is What missions for America?

:clap:

flyguy06 · November 20, 2006, 02:28:05 AM

How about the Coast Guard's slogan "Jobs that matter" I always had an issue wih that slogan. It suggests that the rest of us have jobs that dont matter

JohnKachenmeister · November 20, 2006, 03:01:36 AM

"When you care enough to send the very best?"

Oh, wait... That's been taken.

"America's New Minutemen?"

Or, we could steal the words from the Air Force song...

"We'll be there... Followed by more!" That would emphasize our current ES missions (We'll be there) and the Cadet program (Followed by more.)

DNall · November 20, 2006, 03:55:56 AM

Eyes of the home skies I think scares the ACLU crowd, which is always fun, but problematic.

SarDragon · November 20, 2006, 05:31:14 AM

Quote from: CAP Sergeant on November 20, 2006, 01:55:45 AM
How about...

"Have multiple uniforms, will travel with AF Mission Number".

Seriously though. I think "Eyes of the Home skies" may be copyrighted and I thought that CAP was using it for a short while.

I don't Care for the whole "Missions for America" slogan. Do I have a suggestion to replace it? No don't.

Not a copyright issue. It would fall under the trademark or service mark rules.

From the best I can tell, that phrase is not registered with the USPTO.

JC004 · November 20, 2006, 10:14:35 AM

Quote from: SarDragon on November 20, 2006, 05:31:14 AM
Quote from: CAP Sergeant on November 20, 2006, 01:55:45 AM
How about...

"Have multiple uniforms, will travel with AF Mission Number".

Seriously though. I think "Eyes of the Home skies" may be copyrighted and I thought that CAP was using it for a short while.

I don't Care for the whole "Missions for America" slogan. Do I have a suggestion to replace it? No don't.

Not a copyright issue. It would fall under the trademark or service mark rules.

From the best I can tell, that phrase is not registered with the USPTO.

But Congress has this strange wording in the CAP stuff in the USC - "Exclusive right to name, insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, marks, and words"

The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name "Civil Air Patrol" and all insignia, copyrights, emblems, badges, descriptive or designating marks, words, and phrases the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.

TITLE 36 > Subtitle II > Part B > CHAPTER 403 > § 40306

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode36/usc_sec_36_00040306----000-.html

Odd blanket protection that seems to go around the need to claim or register a service mark.

RiverAux · November 20, 2006, 01:50:02 PM

I suspect that the "adopts" requirement would actually require some official action by one of our various governing bodies for this protection to apply. If there is a protection, that is. Notice that this section protects our copyrights as well. If this law protected all such words and phrases then a copyright wouldn't be needed would it? Lawyers?

Psicorp · November 20, 2006, 04:27:21 PM

Quote from: CAP Sergeant on November 20, 2006, 01:55:45 AM
Seriously though. I think "Eyes of the Home skies" may be copyrighted and I thought that CAP was using it for a short while.

I don't Care for the whole "Missions for America" slogan. Do I have a suggestion to replace it? No don't.

The "Eyes of the Home Skies" was used by CAP, I have a bumper sticker and hat with that slogan. It does fit in well with our potential DHS missions, doesn't it?

Major Carrales · November 20, 2006, 04:41:52 PM

Quote from: Psicorp on November 20, 2006, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: CAP Sergeant on November 20, 2006, 01:55:45 AM
Seriously though. I think "Eyes of the Home skies" may be copyrighted and I thought that CAP was using it for a short while.

I don't Care for the whole "Missions for America" slogan. Do I have a suggestion to replace it? No don't.

The "Eyes of the Home Skies" was used by CAP, I have a bumper sticker and hat with that slogan. It does fit in well with our potential DHS missions, doesn't it?

I had one of those toy cars and it said "Eyes of the Homeland Skies"

CAP428 · November 20, 2006, 06:08:13 PM

Well, I'm not making the video for money, its just CAP recruiting and stuff. So, seeing how so many people help themselves to the slogan "missions for America" and other similar stuff in such videos/promo items, I'm going to go ahead and use it and hope for the best. If problems arise, I will deal with them as they come.

After all, I really can't see NHQ getting mad about a member making a CAP recruiting video that happened to contain a CAP slogan. After all, thats what we should do: recruit.

JohnKachenmeister · November 20, 2006, 11:41:19 PM

428:

Remember the Basic Law of the Civil Air Patrol:

"It is easier to apologize afterward than to ask permission before."

DNall · November 21, 2006, 09:29:24 PM

That ain't just a law in CAP.

CAP428 · November 21, 2006, 09:37:06 PM

Very true ^^. I work as a photojournalist and if I went around asking every person if they wanted their picture taken....jeesh, I would be out of a job. I just snap away and say sorry if they don't like it!

pixelwonk · November 21, 2006, 09:44:19 PM

Quote from: Major Carrales on November 20, 2006, 04:41:52 PM

I had one of those toy cars and it said "Eyes of the Homeland Skies"

Does it crash into walls repeatedly when you put it on the floor?