[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

The name is copyright immediately upon its first use. A service or trade mark would be most useful in defending brand name visibility, however.

What difference does it make, really? We are not on team 47, nor do we do any of the work to maintain this site. To even imagine for a moment that we're entitled to any of the awareness, fame, or recognition associated with it is little more than stupidity.

M is absolutely correct on this one. You don't have to 'officially' copyright a name, phrase, brand to retain rights to it. ChiefDelphi, the team, must protect the name and image of Delphi Corporation. I don't think Delphi would be happy if somebody went out and unresponsibily said something that would hurt their image.

Plus, it's just out of respect of Delphi and CheifDelphi that you don't try to go out there and use their name and image to make money or sell something with their name on it. FIRST asks permission to use quotes from the site in the program books every year. If obtain permission from ChiefDelphi to use their name and quotes off their site to sell stuff, then you may do it. I highly doubt they would agree to that without knowing what exactly will be done. Image is everything.

Astronouth7303, use your head and think about what you are doing.