From: "Marko Bewersdorff" <marko@bewersdorff.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: [c-a] engines Mazda Threatens to Sue?
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:28:11 -0800
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>From the canard group:
I think I know the Mazda lawyer Richard writes about, btw a nice guy, he
took me for my first ride in a Long EZ some years back.

re

Marko


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard@riley.net [mailto:Richard@riley.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:43 AM
> To: Tim; Canardaviators
> Subject: Re: [c-a] engines Mazda Threatens to Sue?
>
>
> You might want to pass along to your group that the head liability lawyer
> at Mazda America, who is a VERY active homebuilder, and who doesn't like
> seeing Mazda engines on homebuilts, nonetheless says that Mazda
> is not now
> suing or threatening to sue anyone for using their engines in aviation.
>
> I also spoke with Powersport, one of the highest profile companies doing
> Mazda conversions for aircraft, they said they haven't heard
> anything like
> this.
>
> I think this is urban legend.
>
>
> At 07:51 AM 10/29/03 -0700, Tim wrote:
> > From another group
> >
> >Hi everyone,
> >     I have just one little bit of information about auto conversions.
> >This only concerns Mazda. They are threatening law suits against
> >anyone using a Mazda engine for aircraft purposes. I'm assuming they
> >are going after the folks that are trying to make a business of
> >selling engines or redrives and not the DIY guy. I am involved with a
> >project with one of these companies and it is a very real threat. It
> >makes me wonder if Subaru will be next. It would be hard to spend
> >resources to make an auto conversion knowing the manufacturer may
> >shut you down. They have very deep pockets and could break you before
> >it ever went to court. This really sucks as it will hurt us all.
> >Jim
> >--- end of quote ---
> >
> >I'm no lawyer, but I don't see how a manufacturer can legally prevent an
> >
> >individual from taking one of their engines and using it for their own
> >purposes, regardless how dangerous it may be.
> >
> >However, a person selling the engines to the public for the use of
> >aircraft
> >engines is different from individuals converting them themselves.
> >
> >Corky Scott
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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