-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
> Well, considering "Mike Rowe" is his name, he's a web designer, and
> mikerowe.com is already registered, it's not that out of the question.
> Thing is, it's a trademark issue, and that's muddy. I can go out, right
> now, and open a restaurant called "Oracle Chicken Wings", and Oracle
> can't sue me for that, since they're in the Database and app server
> business and Ellison hasn't expressed an interest in acquiring KFC
recently.
>
> Microsoft's tried to nail people for making plays on their name before -
> remember Lindows? Remember the lawsuit? Notice how it's still called
> Lindows? They lost that, and they'll lose this one as well. Microsoft
> is a gigantic, multinational software company with tens of billions of
> dollars in the bank and billions in revenues. Mike Rowe is a high
> school kid in Canada who charges $25 for a web page. If you confuse the
> two, your internet privileges should be revoked. He's just playing off
> their name, and not threatening any aspect of their business.
>
> - Jim
>
> Bushy wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Whats your thoughts on this frigg'in puke in British Columbia CANADA
trying to monopolize on www.mikerowesoft.com.?
> >
> >To be fair to MS it is copyright infringement.
> >
> >http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/20/rowe.fight/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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