Well, I am all for the ability to do business in a unique way. However, if the word 'will" is in my trademark, can I exclude you from using 'William' or 'unwilling?" I wonder if some are trying to assert exclusivity over swaths of dictionaries throughout the world.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM, Robert & Janet Bennett < [email protected]> wrote: > Sounds kind of similar to the bing / bing! issue. > > Robert > > John House wrote: > > A domain owner has been threatened with a lawsuit by a well financed > company. > > These are the facts > The alleged squatter has used the domain in a public but low key manner. > The purposes of the domains are different. > The 'infringing' name shares several syllables with the company domain, but > the words used in the domain names do not carry similar meanings, nor are > they likely to be used interchangeably in the same contexts. > There were plans to change domain names and ongoing discussion. > The large company changed position and demanded that the domain be > transferred without compensation. > The 'infringing' domain has not attempted to confuse sites or to divert > traffic from the corporate site. > > The person who owns the domain does not have resources for the fight, but > is willing to offer an interest in exchange for legal services. Is there > any organization that might take a look at this? > > -- > John House > [email protected] > phone 314.209.0499 > cell 314.677.4220 > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug > > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- John House [email protected] phone 314.209.0499 cell 314.677.4220 -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
