That is because Lincoln was not iconic. Mustang, Corvette, Camaro, these are iconic names. Any car so named is expected to live up to certain values. That is why the Mustang II was so reviled. It is also why the Ford Probe didn't replace the Mustang and get it's name back in the '80s. About a year out of coming to market, the marketers wised up and changed those plans. Further, GM, Ford and Chrysler have a long history of bringing models into other brands. Making the Mustang a Mercury Capri did not hurt the Mustang brand one iota.

Saab had a very strong identity in the 80's and 90s. This last decade made it almost completely non-interesting. Re-badging a Subaru that failed at paying even lip-service to that identity was offensive to those who loved Saabs. GM clearly simply intended to milk the Saab fandom for every penny and cast it off. This end is no accident.

If someone comes into unfettered possession of that information, yes, they may legally publish it as they see fit in the U.S. Suppose you were to personally tell me, a stranger, that information. Do you honestly think there are laws to prevent me from disclosing it to anyone I liked? Think again. There are specific laws to protect this kind of information in a sort of "blanket privacy contract" between you and certain entities you do business with so you, the consumer, do not have to navigate a minefield of contract law every time you see a doctor for a cold, but that differs substantially from this law that states that something you know and learned without any restriction whatsoever, you are no longer permitted to utter.

"...permission from my father to allow her to request that I read it."

There, fixed that for ya.

You had a Monster Manual??? Luxury! But you tell kids these days that and they won't believe you.

I would tell you that I did, in fact, have a first edition white box set of D&D AND a copy of Chainmail, but you would only mock me so I won't. :-)

I spent an entire summer doing exactly that (data entry on an 029). I spent every penny I made on AD&D :-)