"Buyer Beware – Lifetime Guarantee: Offer Does Not Apply To Pre-Nazi Sales Laws – German Shoppers Help Muzzle An Aging Consumer Watchdog"

"Buyer Beware – Lifetime Guarantee: Offer Does Not Apply To Pre-Nazi Sales Laws – German Shoppers Help Muzzle An Aging Consumer Watchdog"
The Wall Street Journal Europe, 21.1.2002

»Despite the best efforts of Hans-Frieder Schoenheit, Germans may soon get to test the theory that they can't tell when a bargain really is a bargain. Mr. Schoenheit is deputy director at the Competition Center, an organization dedicated to protecting shoppers from the ordeal of discounts.«

So beginnt der aufschußreiche Artikel von Neal E. Boudette, Staff Reporter in: The Wall Street Journal Europe, 21.1.2002. Mit "Competition Center" meint er die

Zentrale in Bad Homburg, die den Wettbewerb bekämpft. Aus Copyright-Gründen kann ich hier nur Zitate aus diesem Artikel bringen, der die Machenschaften der Zentrale international an den Pranger stellt. Meine Email- und Postadresse findet ihr auf jeder Seite dieser Informations- und Meinungs-Webauftritt.
Der Absatz, der sich auf diese Webauftritt bezieht:

»Last year, the center picked another target, sending a letter this time to Herbert Huber, a computer administrator in southern Germany whose personal Web site includes a page displaying articles criticizing the center. The letter demanded he stop using its name and threatened to sue if he didn't. The letter contended Web surfers might mistake it for the center's own official site, although Mr. Huber's site was mainly about his family and the town where they live. In the letter, the center demanded 350 marks for legal fees, which Mr. Huber paid. Now his site refers to "the center who's name I cannot use" and adds, "For details, call me up!"«

Es waren "nur" 315 DM; dazu kamen aber noch Rechtsanwaltskosten von über 300 DM.

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