Odyssey transmissions blow chunks. Literally.
It seems Honda took offense to my first bumper sticker, asking Zazzle to pull it from sale. I asked Zazzle to elaborate:
Thanks for the response regarding my rejected bumper sticker content. However, I am still at a loss as to how this sticker infringes on any copyrights, trademarks, and/or libels or defames anyone. Could you please cite the specific content guideline that is of concern?
I promptly received this reply from Zazzle:
Hello Mark,
Thank you for being a Seller at Zazzle.com!
We would love to offer every design that our users submit, however we must abide by all applicable laws and standards as well as our own content guidelines and copyright policies.
Unfortunately, it appears that your product, “ask me about honda transmissions bumper sticker”, did not meet Zazzle Acceptable Content Guidelines. Specifically, your product infringes upon the intellectual property rights of American Honda Motor Company. All elements including names, car models, logos, and actual cars violate their rights.
Zazzle has been contacted by American Honda Motor Co., and at their request, to remove designs that may infringe upon their rights from the Zazzle Marketplace.
We are sorry for any disappointment, but hope you will understand our position in this regard. For future reference, please review Zazzle Acceptable Content Guidelines at: http://zazzle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/143.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Thanks for using Zazzle. We look forward to seeing more of your creative designs!
Best Regards,
Mike
Content Management Team
Zazzle, Inc.
Ok, fair enough. Honda doesn’t want their name on a product they don’t sell. Frankly, I wonder why they want their name on the products they do sell!
Lucky for me, Honda has no trademark on the word “odyssey,” so I’ve since redesigned my bumper sticker accordingly (oops, did I just say “accord?”) as shown above. Purchases can be made here.