i thought i had read mikerowe.com was already taken
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Thursday, January 22, 2004, 2:42:53 PM, you wrote:
WHB> You're right, M$ does not have a trademark on the word "soft" but they
WHB> *do* have a trademark in Microsoft. And this brings to mind the only
WHB> problem I have with this case. Mike Rowe used MikeRoweSoft instead of
WHB> MikeRoweSoftware or MikeRoweDesign or any other clever name that
WHB> would/could advertise his web design skills (MikeRoweWeb,
WHB> MikeRoweKickAssWebCreationPortfolio). He deliberately chose a name that
WHB> sounds phonetically like Microsoft.
WHB> Why *not* simply choose MikeRowe.com?
WHB> Now, I don't believe that M$ should have come down on this kid with both
WHB> boots like they did and I don't think there is truly a case of
WHB> copyright/trademark infringement here, but I do think that Mike Rowe
WHB> could have used better judgement, and I believe his true intention
WHB> despite what he might be saying was to engender a reaction from Redmond.
WHB> And he got one...
WHB> my $0.02
WHB> will
WHB> 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>
>> >
>>
>> _____
>>
WHB>
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