Members Rawhide Posted May 4, 2009 Members Report Posted May 4, 2009 John, I think you absolutley have every right to sign off on that...You are the creative director so to speak...So you hired a contractor to do your carving...that's the way businesses work today. Jack Justis hires someone to do his carving and he still sell it as a Jack Justis case... I work for a major defense contractor and I design a lot of parts for aircrafts...I don't get to sign my name on the aircraft when it flies... monthly moral/ethical problem solved. Tell that guy to go scratch.. Quote Marlon
Members Sharpshooter Posted May 5, 2009 Members Report Posted May 5, 2009 Every product we make in my shop has MY name on it and I don't feel in any way embarrassed by it. When people compliment the work we do, I put the team in front and tell everyone what a terrific job they do. When things go to hell in a handbasket it's ME that has to deal with it. When business is slow, I'm the one who goes home without a paycheck, the crew get paid. When a run of sheaths is wrong, I decide to not ship it and I eat the loss because it's MY business. I take the risks on a daily basis so your damn right MY name is going on the product. If your carver is worth a damn, he's likely put his mark on the job... The people who do that work for me are told flatly that I expect them to do so. Louis Chevrolet quit building cars a long time ago, around the same time as Henry Ford did. William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson don't build many motorcycles nor does Sōichirō Honda, last time I checked all of them are still dead but there are products sold with their name on them every day. If you like, have the guy from the Billiards Forum come see me personally.... I'm running low on jackass hide. Quote Experience Life; On Purpose Sharpshooter Sheath Systems
hidepounder Posted May 5, 2009 Report Posted May 5, 2009 In my opinion, there is no issue here, ethical or otherwise. It's your product....put your name on it! Putting your name on it just says you're proud of it and anyone who sees it should know that you produced it! In addition, it may someday have more value, because it has your name on it! Look at all the collectables whose values skyrocket because they manufacturers put their name on their product! Not an issue....quit worrying about that 8 ball! Bob Quote
Members CitizenKate Posted May 5, 2009 Members Report Posted May 5, 2009 What about Ralph Lauren or Kenneth Cole? Their names are on their products, but they probably don't even see every product that leaves the factory, let alone have a hand in making them. Nobody questions that - sheesh! Kate Quote
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