On Philip R. Klein's Trademark Violations

In his Nitwit Tidbits on the SET Political Review  this week, Philip R. Klein writes:

Mad At Us - We are just the paper boy? Sorry that the Enterprise is mad at us for posting last week a memo from their leaders. We got it leaked? Get over it. It is the same thing you guys do every day of the week.

Philip is apparently confused about the difference between publishing an internal corporate communication without permission, and publishing public documents from city, county, state, and federal sources.

I've documented Philip's unethical behavior on many occasions. Let's consider the use of the term "Tidbits" by Philip R. Klein each week. Here's the artwork from his home page:

The ® symbol on the image is a dead giveaway that Philip has stolen a registered trademark. Here's the original version that Philip took from Tidbits® of North Pinellas:

Tidbits® is trademarked by Tidbits Media, Inc:

Tidbits® of North Pinellas is a division of Tidbits Media, Inc.  Montgomery, AL, 36106 

All Rights Reserved ©2009

The company operates a franchise publishing business for Tidbits® newspapers and websites across the U.S. As such, the business sells licenses for the use of the name, logo, and content  to local publishers, who sell advertising to make a profit (emphasis is mine):

That is one of the benefits of owning a local license of a national media property like Tidbits. Through a decade’s worth of first-hand knowledge gained from the expertise (and sometimes costly mistakes) of one hundred fifty plus licensees operating in over 250 counties and 40 states plus Canada, our system has emerged as a proven method through which entrepreneurs may shine.

Consider the nature of the content offered to Tidbits® franchisees (emphasis is mine):

Our publishing system has emerged as a proven method through which entrepreneurs may shine. Our experience shows that the part of publishing that requires the greatest amount of time is the research, writing and editing, and designing each week’s issue. Tidbits Media, Inc provides the fun, non-controversial editorial content (text) thus eliminating the need for Tidbits Publishers to hire writers, editors and researchers. Tidbits publishers deal with the part of their paper that makes them money - ad sales.

Considering the nature of Klein's contentious and controversial opinions, dubious sources, and hysterical rants, I'm pretty sure the company has a good case for a legal action over trademark violations.

Any comment, Philip?