About a year ago I had a cue made by Jacoby. The cue included a custom design that I drew myself, that they had a custom CNC drawing done for the butt sleeve (although not fancy by any means, it was VERY distinct and VERY recognizable.) The custom drawing cost me $50 extra to have done on my cue.
When perusing eBay tonight, I came across another cue that sold recently with the EXACT SAME design, albiet with a different inlay/wood than my butt sleeve, it was painfully obvious that they re-used my design.
Is this standard practice in the cue industry? I sent them an email asking how many cues had been produced with MY design and wonder how much money they made on cues from MY design. I'm really PO'd about this and am considering consulting an attorney.
Any insight on this is appreciated. Am I over-reacting? Part of the point of designing my own cue is just that, it's MINE and one of a kind. Apparently no longer. I know one thing for certain, I will not buy anything further from Jacoby nor will recommend them to anyone, as much as I love the cue, it makes me sick to think about what, at a minimum, I would consider shady business practices by their company.
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When perusing eBay tonight, I came across another cue that sold recently with the EXACT SAME design, albiet with a different inlay/wood than my butt sleeve, it was painfully obvious that they re-used my design.
Is this standard practice in the cue industry? I sent them an email asking how many cues had been produced with MY design and wonder how much money they made on cues from MY design. I'm really PO'd about this and am considering consulting an attorney.
Any insight on this is appreciated. Am I over-reacting? Part of the point of designing my own cue is just that, it's MINE and one of a kind. Apparently no longer. I know one thing for certain, I will not buy anything further from Jacoby nor will recommend them to anyone, as much as I love the cue, it makes me sick to think about what, at a minimum, I would consider shady business practices by their company.
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