omg... retarded m$-lawyers oO
LOL :grin:
mmm 10$ ..
they coul almost give some free software license.. huahua
Really at m$ tehy don't have nothig better to do...
they coul almost give some free software license.. huahua
Really at m$ tehy don't have nothig better to do...
wonder how this ends...
a brilliant step to demant the 10,000$
i'd not stop until i get em, hehe :P
i'd not stop until i get em, hehe :P
LOL
wonder why they bother to sue him
wonder why they bother to sue him
This is a stupidity made by Microsoft.
What do you think about the Eolas case?
Isn't that another stupidity?
What do you think about the Eolas case?
Isn't that another stupidity?
MS has to respond. "Microsoft" is a registered trademark by the Microsoft Corporation, they have to prove they take any possible means to protect their registered terms or they expire and fall into public domain (this is kind of an 'on the edge' problem, but it could be seen as non-enforcement if they didn't *respond* to it). They just handled it badly I think. They just should have offered a few k$ for the agreement that he'd never use his name in any such similar fashion and the kid would've done it no doubt, without fuss.
MS is being retarded. He can easily cost them thousands in legal fees to take him to court. IMHO, the guy has every right to use his own name unless they can prove that he was named with wrongful intent.
pssst http://www.myecrewsoft.com/ isn't registered yet!!! :grin:
p.s. wow! it's been a long time since I departed from the programming world(since last july). And I'm back again! :grin:
p.s. wow! it's been a long time since I departed from the programming world(since last july). And I'm back again! :grin:
Originally posted by Hiroshimator
They just should have offered a few k$ for the agreement that he'd never use his name in any such similar fashion and the kid would've done it no doubt, without fuss.
They just should have offered a few k$ for the agreement that he'd never use his name in any such similar fashion and the kid would've done it no doubt, without fuss.
The problem is that this would mean -anyone- can earn a couple thousand $ by creating a name like this. Have you looked at the kid's site? It's nothing but rubbish, but it has a paypal link... It's quite possible he's just playing stupid but in the end he'll be the only one who has won something, while Microsoft will again be regarded as the bad guys. I don't want to directly accuse anyone, but whereever there is money, people will try to get near to it...
Microsoft's latest stance, it doesn't look like the big bad wolf to me:
The flood of support for Rowe apparently had made Microsoft soften their stance, saying that they were simply trying to protect their trademark.
"We take our trademark seriously, but in this case maybe a little too seriously," the company said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.
"That said, we appreciate that Mike Rowe is a young entrepreneur who came up with a creative domain name. We are currently in the process of resolving this matter in a way that will be fair to him and satisfy our obligations under trademark law."
"We take our trademark seriously, but in this case maybe a little too seriously," the company said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.
"That said, we appreciate that Mike Rowe is a young entrepreneur who came up with a creative domain name. We are currently in the process of resolving this matter in a way that will be fair to him and satisfy our obligations under trademark law."
What if my hobby is teaching crows to race, you know, like they do with pigeons. My site could be:
MyCrowSwift.com
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MyCrowSwift.com
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Reminds me of a family business in...where was it...Virginia? The family name was Saks.
Reminds me of a family business in...where was it...Virginia? The family name was Saks.
Were they on 5th Avenue ?
Nope. For some reason, I keep thinking it was a hardware store. They were as surprised as everyone else by the big company lawyers.
Just an excuse for M$ lawyers to keep up their jobs.
The problem is that this would mean -anyone- can earn a couple thousand $ by creating a name like this. Have you looked at the kid's site? It's nothing but rubbish, but it has a paypal link... It's quite possible he's just playing stupid but in the end he'll be the only one who has won something, while Microsoft will again be regarded as the bad guys. I don't want to directly accuse anyone, but whereever there is money, people will try to get near to it...
that's the price you pay for the priviledge of exclusive use over a name and phonetic simili. MS doesn't own his name, they don't own the word 'soft' either.