Correct. They couldn't take it away, but (like Nissan Motors tried) they could make it financially difficult for you to keep it. Now, if Mr. Nissan started doi

Correct. They couldn't take it away, but (like Nissan Motors tried) they could make it financially difficult for you to keep it. Now, if Mr. Nissan started doing something like setting up a car forum and reviews on his site, he would get into very dangerous territory. Right now (at least for me) nissan.com has an advertisement for an insurance agency that sells car insurance. I would say that is about as close as Mr. Nissan can come to blurring the line to car.