Well I think they don't allow it because they just want all the web /
internet money to themselves. But that's just my opinion from dealing
with there management.
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>
> On Sunday 22 April 2007 02:09, Francie Smart wrote:
> > > How can they be 50 years old and get away with this? They said I
> > > can never under any circumstances use the name shaklee, any
> > > employees name working for shaklee, or any shaklee product name on
> > > a web site, EVER.
> > >
> > > Confused....
> >
> > Does not using the name Shaklee, etc. mean you as a distributor
> > cannot use the name in a way they would consider negative or they
> > will pull your distributorship? It must have something to do with the
> > agreement you signed with them? Otherwise, we would not be able to
> > use the name of any companies here either, right?
>
> If you're a distributor, why would you want to use it in a way they
> would consider negative?
>
> And, continuing that thought, why would one want to make money using a
> system that can be capricious like that and pull your ability to make
> money on short notice?
>
> It's their trademark. They OWN it. It's that simple. They OWN the
> trademark and can determine how it is used and can tell people when
> they can and cannot use it.
>
> As to using the name, that's a different story. I don't know the full
> details, but there is also a difference between discussing experiences
> and slandering a company.
>
> > Even having a web site separate from a company's approved site on
> > which you sell products is often not allowed by companies.
>
> That's because they can't control your own site. If Shaklee or
> Quackstar or any other MLM let people create their own sites and set
> them up as they wanted, then they'd have thousands or tens of thousands
> of sites, all different, all making claims that each person thought
> were proper and it would be too easy for the company itself to get sued
> for the inaccurate or inappropriate or illegal claims made by someone
> who just thought they were doing a good job. By requiring people to
> stick with their sites, they don't have to police an unmanageable
> number of sites.
>
> > The
> > reason, as I understand it is that should a distributor or someone
> > representing the company's product somehow misrepresent that product
> > or group of products in a way that constitutes medical prescribing or
> > counseling laws, the company would be held responsible and it could
> > bring regulators down on the company.
>
> Exactly.
>
> Hal
>
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