Re: Avlon Industries Shame on You;More Lies about KeraCare -- Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by Trademark Holders

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Date Posted: 11:52:06 08/15/02 Thu
Author: China Stephens
Subject: Re: Avlon Industries Shame on You;More Lies about KeraCare
In reply to: Vanessa Roach 's message, "Avlon Industries Shame on You;More Lies about KeraCare" on 10:44:08 08/15/02 Thu

I don't know anyone who can contact Tavis Smiley or Tom Joyner but I do know someone at seven on your side one of the local tv stations in Washington, D.C. I also know a staffer at the Rainbow coalition. My friend is friends with Al Sharpton. I'll see if he would mention it to him.

>I received this e-mail today about this story and I
>think it is terrible:
>Avlon Industries, The multi-nillion dollar corporation
>that is suing Art Robinson has stooped to a new level
>and shown it's true colors. After stating for over a
>year now that they have no interest in entering the
>retail market(their contention is that they don't want
>to compete with their distributors or salon owners).
>It has been revealed that they are in active plans to
>develop a website to do just that. This was
>discovered in their answers to interrogatories. If
>you are an Avlon distributor or salon owner that
>carries Avlon products like KeraCare, beware Avlon is
>about to be your competition. If they try to lie and
>say it isn't true. Just visit this site.
>http://www.telusys.net/newsletter/september/september.h
>tml Avlon's webhoster is Telusys. In Telusys'
>newsletter from Sept. 2001
>they write:
>Recent projects include web sites for the American
>Academy of Periodontology, Avlon�s KeraCare� online
>store, and the Michigan Dermatological Society.
>KeraCare on-line store? More Lies!!! You decide.
>This explains why they want the domain names, Art's
>client list etc... They plan to reverse domain name
>hijack his business. Call them today and ask point
>blank, Are you planning to sell your KeraCare product
>line directly to the public? Won't that be in direct
>competition with your distributors and salon owners
>that sell your products? Why did you lie and say this
>was not your intention? Call them toll free at
>1-800-556-7101 or e-mail them at marketing@avlon.com
>
>Concerned Hair Pros
>
>I think this is a tragedy and something should be done
>about it. All this brother is trying to do is make an
>honest buck and this company who should be singing his
>praises is persecuting him with this lawsuit. I hope
>that awful letter that Avlon wrote asking people not
>to sell to him comes back to bite them. Does anyone
>know how to get in contact with Tavis Smiley or Tom
>Joyner to tell them about this story?

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