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K_Kelly
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22 Dec 2014, 11:16 pm

Is it even legal for anyone to start up a fake "company" or "business" in one's own home as long as you probably don't distribute it under that company brand? Like, can I just slap a new logo over a popular brand (say a computer, for example) and pretend it's a company? Or what about with homemade-type things? Is it theoretically possible to make every product you can use in your own home? What are the limits of DIY?



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23 Dec 2014, 12:25 am

There was a TV show not too long ago that started a fake Starbucks and advertised FREE COFFEE that created a traffic nightmare but IIRC no legal action was taken by the real coffee chain or the municipality.

10 years ago I concocted a motorcycle repair shop in order to get a free magazine subscription. I also started receiving a lot of junk mail from companies who wanted me to order their products. 5 years ago I ended up printing and distributing cards with the conjured name; I do the actual repairs though not in a physical shop. I've toyed with the idea of adding "Since 2004" on the cards to make my venture appear even more established but it's also a point of pride for me that I developed a "guru" reputation in my line from virtually nothing.

DIY is great for recording and performing music - to do so with the instruments (the Brian May Method of guitar construction) is strictly for the patient. You'll go farther and be less prone to meltdown with a store-bought axe at even the lowest price point and upgrading the hardware in phases


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23 Dec 2014, 12:33 pm

K_Kelly wrote:
Or what about with homemade-type things? Is it theoretically possible to make every product you can use in your own home? What are the limits of DIY?


I'm not sure what you mean----BUT, if you're asking is it possible to make every product you're going to SELL, in your own home----then, YES!! There's a show on ABC, Friday nights at 9pm (in the U.S.), called "The Shark Tank" (I love it!), and almost ALL of the people, on there, started-out making their products at their kitchen table, in the garage / basement, etc.

(If you're not familiar with the show, it's about inventors who appear before investors, to ask them for money to continue production, marketing, distribution, etc., for their products. The sharks [investors], pretty much, only invest in people who have made a fair amount of money, already, though----and, the product has to be one that would appeal to a really WIDE customer base----no kitchy stuff, usually.)