This is so spooky..
Remember when we were joking about patents... well I posted
something.
This is DEFINATLEY not legal advice but here goes.
I have read a WHOLE lot about domain squatting and all of this.
Unfortuantely, all I can say is this is *bad* because the two
organizations are similar enough that some clueless judge
could see it that way.
This comes down to a matter of how serious these guys are, if it
goes to court, everyone loses, you guys are not for profit.
If you want to see how other cases have been handled as far
as domain name disputes go here immediately.
http://wipo2.wipo.int/process1/index.html
Start here and read as much as you can about
previous cases with domain names and determine if
you guys think it is worth it or if you have any other
routes avaialble to you to prevent this from
turning ugly.
These are the people who handle domain name disputes, and you
can see how other cases have gone and determine if this is
worth it to you guys. All they do have on you is the domain
name at this point. Is fusebox even classifiable as a legal
entity is it got a not for profit status??
If all else fails I have my right to free speech and
I have a wbepage where I can discuss my feelings for
Fusebox.com :)
I really really hope this thing goes well for you guys..
If you can provide any more information to us I would gladly
help you guys do research.
Jeremy
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Hal, you are infringing on my patents.. Im sorry to say that I
have the prior art here.
My first patent is the generation of slight electrical impulses
along neural pathways inside grey matter(we will call these brains)
to induce thought.
Next I have patented the letters F and I.
On a more serious note, is Fusebox Copyrighted/Trademarked? It would
be a shame for someone to try and pull a fast one on you guys.
Ive seen it happen before too. Altho Fusebox has a lot of established
prior art it hardly matters if someone beats you to copyrighting
something or making something their trademark.
As an example I make fusebox a trademark for a product I am using.
The product is a ColdFusion product which makes the two possibly
similar enough to the point where I would have to defend my trademark.
Just a thought... :)
Jeremy
-----Original Message-----
From: Hal Helms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 1:52 PM
To: Fusebox
Subject: RE: Stomp Slowly
It's actually the Stomp guyS. Even though Steve did all the work and has to
do all the updates and maintenance, I get a 60% cut because I have a patent
pending on the word "stomp". I've also got patents pending on these words:
"stock, the, I, program, ColdFusion, a/an" and I'm working on personal
pronouns next. If you've ever/are planning to use any of these words for any
reason, it's probably safest if you just send me 60% of all the money you
make in order to avoid messy legal tangles.
;-)
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