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Will the NH Sec. of State and NH AG Take Action?

NHInsider.com was told, after going back and forth a few times that it is against the law to use the image of the State Seal on our webpage. When we objected the State Attorney General issued a cease and desist order or something to the effect that they were going to prosceute us for using the seal. We took it off our front page.

Now congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter has a website

http://www.sheaporter.com/

This website is affiliated with Rep Shea-Porter's campaign for another term in the US house of Representatives. That has no real connection to the State of NH business yet she has the State Seal adoring her front page.

Will she be threatened with legal action or will she be allowed to keep it up on her website?

Work Hard Have Fun

Bob DeMaura

NHInsider.com Owner/Operator

Posted on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 10:36AM by Registered CommenterNH INSIDER in | Comments7 Comments

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Bob,

NH Insider is a private business.

US Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter is a member of the United States Congress representing the state of New Hampshire. NH was the ninth state to ratify the constitution. NH is one of the fifty united states that make up this nation.

Not sure how in heck you are confused.
July 1, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNH Voter
Bob

Jeb Bradley's website is also adorned with the seal of the State of NH.

Why did you single out Carol Shea Porter and not Jeb Bradley?

This isn't your usual fair minded style.

Why politicize your beef with the AG?

And just out of curiosity what law did the AG use against you.

Sincerely
July 1, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterChaz Proulx
NH Vote & Chaz ,

First Chaz - I hadn't seen Bradleys webpage in awhile so I wasn't aware that it was on there... So now I include Bradley!

NhVoter - I agree with you 100% that it is OK for CSP to use the Seal on her congressional website ..

But CSP & Bradley have it on their campaign websites, which one could easily argue are there for the personal benefit of the sponsor.

And I bet they (whoever is elected) stand to benefit personally far more than I ever will from this website

Work Hard Have Fun!
Bob DeMaura
July 2, 2008 | Registered CommenterNH INSIDER
Lord knows that I wouldn't benefit from putting it up on the 'Grok! I'm looking at it this way - I'm giving free advertising on behalf of the State to all my non-NH based readers.

-Skip
July 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSkip
Chaz,

It was a 'Cease and Desist' order from the Assistant AG citing RSA 3:9a

WHHF
Bob DeMaura
NHI Owner/Operator
July 2, 2008 | Registered CommenterNH INSIDER
Bob

Thanks I'll check it out.

Willing also, to tell you ( offline of course) about the case I brought against the AG in 2006. I have wrangled with a certain division there for some time.

the legislature was usually on my side in said battles.
July 3, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterChaz Proulx
The AG was right why lend legitimacy to NHInsider all it is a forum for Howie Howe and Haggis to denegrate all others who dare to contribute with DeMaura's turning the other way.
September 22, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterR. Fortin

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