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Coalition To Advance The Protection Of Sports Logos Cyber Cop More Of The Same Old Scam

Last Updated - June 9, 2011

CAPS msut have been bleeding from our attacks so they sent to the various "clients" for support. CAPS obtains "letters" of "proof" of support that CAPS was in fact their legal representative. But, somehow Lisa Uriguen Armstrong and CAPS managed to screw even that simple task up. For example, from MLBP, the typical form letter on their letterhead:

In 1992, NBA Properties, the Collegiate Licensing Company, Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., NFL Properties, LLC., and NHL Enterprises, L.P. formed the Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports Logos )"CAPS") for the purpose of joint civil and criminal intelectual property enforcement initiatives. In 1993, CAPS designated Trademark Management, Inc., located at 122 E. Poplar Aveenue, Coere d'Alene, ID 83814, as its Administrator. At the sole discretion CAPS members. Trademark Managment, Inc., is authorized to coordinate and engage in intellectual property enforncement measures on behalf of CAPS and its members. As a member of CAPS, Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., affirms that Trademark Managemant, Inc., is the Administrator of CAPS and is authorized to act on its behalf. Major League Baseball Properties, Inc

Signed February 25, 2011 by one Ethan Orlinsky [in pdf format]. And we are familar with good old Ethan. His office folded like a cheap lawn chair in 2003 when we sued MLBP over the use of licensed Major League Baseball fabric to make and sell items. CAPS also has signatures from the NBA, January 28, 2011, from one Ayala Deutsch, [in pdf format]; from the NFL, January 28, 2011, from one Nikki Huit, [in pdf format]; from the NHL, March 7, 2011, from one Thomas H. Prochow, [in pdf format]; and from the CLC, February 15, 2011, from one (?) Seigal [in pdf format]; ALL in identical wording, All saying the same worthless gibberish, ALL worthless documents.

Why are they worthless documents? We are so glad you ask us that question. It show that you are more than just the average browser. You want to know the facts. The term "intelectual property enforcement initiatives" encompasses many things. While there are many improper uses of logos out there today, the image of Lisa Uriguen Armstrong, Rhett Barney and Lindsay Conn, circling a cauldron in a dimly lit room in Idaho while chanting, does little to stem the flow of illegal trademarks into this country. Indeed, the cases we have cited show they appeare to be more interested in trademark extortion rather than solving the real problem. Money to pay the bills seems more important. The CAPS response to inquiries about representation was to obtain these letters and then to include these letters with their extortion demands. But no where in these letters do these companies say that CAPS, or Trademark Management, has the authority to legally represent them. These letters, obviously cleverly drafted in Coere d'Alene by someone wearing a pointed hat, are designed to elicit what appears to be support from the named entities without that support actually being defined. Not in hard fast terms, that is. Because that would create some real legal problems for the named entities. Don't you see? Note the hard last sentence. It reiterates an earlier statement. Trademark Managemant is the Administrator of CAPS. Administrator. Their is no mention, anywhere in the letters, nowhere, about legal representation. NOWHERE in those letters do the following words appear: Legal, Lawyer, Attorney, Representation, Law Firm, Agent, Authorized Agent, Legal Representative, etc. CAPS claims that because it has the authority to act on behalf of these named entities it has the authority to send cease and desist letters on their behalf, CAPS claims it has the authority to negotiate settlements on behalf of the named entities, and CAPS claims it has the authority to threaten legal action on behalf of the named entities. All because of the letters above.

Except CAPS is lying. Again. Those letters are worthless. Again. You see, those letters do not invalidate Idaho Statutes which say otherwise. Sending cease and desist letters, negotiating settlements, and threatenting legal action, all constitute the practice of law. And guess what? Neither Lisa Uriguen Armstrong, Rhett Barney nor Lindsay Conn have a license to practice law anywhere in Idaho or anywhere else. Rhett Barney is working on getting his law degree at Gonzaga while illegally parcticing law at CAPS, which should ethically prevent him from getting a license, but it will not. Lisa once was a paralegal and we guess she thinks she is above the law. As for Conn, who knows. These people are arrogant. They have the right to represent the NBA, MLB, CLC, NHL and NFL because they have their permission to do so. And they have it in writing. Well, we have it it writing that they do not have that right.

State Bar v. Villegas, 879 P.2d 1124 (Idaho 1994) This Court has defined the practice of law as: 'The doing or performing services in a court of justice, in any matter depending [sic] therein, throughout its various stages, and in conformity with adopted rules of procedure. But in a larger sense, it includes legal advice and counsel, and the preparation of instruments and contracts by which legal rights are secured, although such matter may or may not be depending [sic] in a court.' Idaho State Bar v. Meservy, 80 Idaho 504, 508, 335 P.2d 62, 65 (1959) (emphasis in original) (quoting In re Matthews, 57 Idaho 75, 83, 62 P.2d 578, 584 (1936)). Idaho

The matter need not be before a court to be considered practicing law. A cease and desist letter, which is in fact a demand that the other party do certain things, in this case also pay monies, qualifies easily as "legal rights secured" and the cease and desist requires the other party argree in writing to stop doing certain things thereby entering into a "contract". All of which are mention in the above Court definition of practicing law. All of which CAPS, and Lisa Uriguen Armstrong, Rhett Barney and Lindsay Conn, are doing in violation of Idaho statutes, which is the unauthorized practice of law.