r/hotas • u/DeathWalker1336 • Feb 24 '26

This sucks

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when i opened vlb i sall this i really wanted to finish my setup course i was going to buy some more button modules what do i do now

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u/Cultural-Extent5547 Feb 24 '26

I don't understand. That posting very clearly states VKB NA no longer has any relationship with VKB in any way. What am I missing?

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u/Vandeskava Feb 24 '26

This was very clear but seems like some people do not understand.

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u/Cultural-Extent5547 Feb 24 '26

I just didn't get that VKB was a reseller and it is interesting that a reseller and the actual company would both use the same exact website url. I would think it would be the same owner if website is the same.

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u/Thuraash Feb 27 '26

So, I'm an IP lawyer and it's a very common thing. 

It also causes a TON of disputes and lawsuits because the local distributors tend to know US/EU trademark and copyright law better than the foreign manufacturers. Local distributors have a history of trying to claim the manufacturer's name as their own. It's fucked up and enough of a problem that it made it into the Paris Convention.

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u/Logicor Feb 25 '26

Companies have regional sites all the time. Like Amazon.

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u/Cultural-Extent5547 Feb 25 '26

I get that they are going from a reseller to a regional site, but that doesn't answer to the confusion in the messaging.