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Wolfman,
Welcome to GreekChat.
You're absolutely right about the litigious society -- we've talked about that a lot in the Risk Management forum.
You have to wonder if Playboy would have done anything had there not been some damage and bad PR at this particular event.
Since the fraternity has been around and using the Playboy logotype and name for so many years, you would think that they have known about the (aparantely unauthorized) use long before now. It's not like they aren't somewhat aware and plugged into the Greek world.
Finally, if the fraternity agrees to stop using the logo and name, you would hope that Playboy won't go through with a suit.
Of course the problem for the fraternity at that point will be to be sure all of the chapters conform to the rules. Some locals have been known to ignore nationals.
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