*do* have a trademark in Microsoft. And this brings to mind the only
problem I have with this case. Mike Rowe used MikeRoweSoft instead of
MikeRoweSoftware or MikeRoweDesign or any other clever name that
would/could advertise his web design skills (MikeRoweWeb,
MikeRoweKickAssWebCreationPortfolio). He deliberately chose a name that
sounds phonetically like Microsoft.
Why *not* simply choose MikeRowe.com?
Now, I don't believe that M$ should have come down on this kid with both
boots like they did and I don't think there is truly a case of
copyright/trademark infringement here, but I do think that Mike Rowe
could have used better judgement, and I believe his true intention
despite what he might be saying was to engender a reaction from Redmond.
And he got one...
my $0.02
will
Matthew Small wrote:
> Hmmm... so you're saying he can't use the word "soft" I thought
> Microsoft had a trademark on "Microsoft", not "soft".
>
> - Matt Small
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bushy
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
>
> Not at all as long as its www.mikerowe.com
>
> --Original Message Text---
> From: Matthew Small
> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:51:21 -0500
>
> You have a problem with a person looking to make a buck from his own
> name?
>
> - Matt Small
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bushy
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
>
> Well I do!
>
> --Original Message Text---
> From: Matthew Small
> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:36:39 -0500
>
> You're right, he knew it might get someone's attention and he
> wanted to make a buck from it. I don't have a problem with that.
>
> -Matt Small
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Schuster, Steven
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:25 AM
> Subject: RE: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
>
> The kid probably knew it would get attention. Are people so
> stupid to think
> stuff like this doesn't go unnoticed?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:57 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
>
> What's surprising to me is how virulently angry you are with
> this kid.
> It's not like he went around a neighborhood breaking car windows or
> kicking dogs or something. He's merrily tweaking a gigantic,
> clumsy
> corporation to see what happens. Why not? Is Microsoft now an
> untouchable, universally loved entity that no patriotic American
> should
> dare make fun of? Would you suggest we prostrate ourselves
> before our
> right-honorable corporate masters now, or should we wait until
> it's part
> of the EULA?
>
> Personally, I like the fact that he was able to not only elicit a
> response from the Beast From Redmond, but also caused them to
> seriously
> embarass themselves in the process, as they're currently trying to
> extricate themselves from the whole brouhaha right now:
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5143614.html?tag=nefd_pop
> <http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5143614.html?tag=nefd_pop>
>
> MS can throw their corporate weight behind fighting piracy and
> crackers
> and virus writers all they want. They'd also have a much
> stronger case
> if "MikeRoweSoft" were actually, say, putting out an operating
> system or
> an Office suite or an incredibly shitty web server, but even they
> realize now it was a mistake to even bother with this.
>
> - Jim
>
> Bushy wrote:
>
> >No. Just a little puke.
> >
> >--Original Message Text---
> >From: Tim Heald
> >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:47:45 -0500
> >
> >satire? hello? Fair use?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:00 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
> >
> > 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
> <http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/20/rowe.fight/index.html>
> >
>
> _____
>
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