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Old 16th October 2005   #18
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Originally Posted by studio1117
As for any lawsuits, Neve probably shouldn't have been saying that "hey, these clones are nothing like the real ones we now make" When your company states that the clones are not "clones' it's kind of hard to go back and sue them.

Aaron Householter
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Great Point.

They really have no need to do so at this point.

The new Neve's are getting rave reviews at a slightly higher price than the clones.

There's really no market for any more clones so the market has been set.

Most of the clones could stop using the Neve name and still be successful from now on.

They would use words like "vintage N series" and than Neve wouldn't be getting all the free publicity.

The only reason Neve reissued the line was because the clones did the research for them. They proved that there was a market. So Neve jumped in.

I think it was just a way for Neve to get more publicity and remind everyone that they are making them again.
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