Steve,
Are they an INC., LLC or anything like that? .com and .org make it two very
different things, and before they can sue or anything they would have to go
through the registering authority, and at one time to register a .org name
you had to be a non profit org. Which we are. They might want to think
about that before they go off half cocked. Sounds to me like they are
trying to latch onto a good thing and use it for their own gain. I agree
with some of the other posts though, they are only going to hurt themselves.
I would bet money that we are driving a LOT more traffic to fusebox.org then
they are to their .com and that if they would work something out to trade
links it would actually help them. If they keep going this way, they will
only hurt themselves. Is there a phone number or email that we can send our
remarks to so that we can let them know how we (The developers that are
using Fusebox everyday.) feel.
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 3:14 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: Fusebox.org BAD NEWS.... READ THIS
>
>
> Everyone, listen up... we've got an issue at hand with Fusebox.org that
> I do not know how to handle, so I am asking for everyone's wisdom.
>
> I just received a rather negative call from Fusebox.COM (note the .com)
> saying that we as fusebox.org are stepping on their brand name. Here
> are their issues:
>
> 1. They are a web development consulting company, they do everything
> from graphics to programming (including CF)
> 2. They have owned the trademark to "Fusebox" since 1995
> 3. They are about to go on a big marketing push and are concerned that
> people will confuse fusebox.com with .org
> 4. They claim to have a development methodology for building web sites.
> http://www.fusebox.com/fb_pages1/main2.cfm?s=services&c=services
> (note, they have left out testing) ;)
>
> I responded with these points:
>
> 1. We are a free organization that anyone can belong to, and have been
> around since 1998
> 2. We do not directly make any money. Everything is donated. Thus we
> couldn't directly take money away from them
> 3. We did not put up fusebox.org to try and draw people away from
> fusebox.com, that has never
> been our intention and never will be
> 4. We have over 1800 people that are active users in our process, many
> of which whom have built
> their business plans around these ideas, changing the name would
> directly affect those companies.
>
> Nothing has been resolved yet, I would like to hear as many people's
> opinions and suggestions on this as possible. All I know is that I'm
> ready and willing to fight this all the way to the end.
>
> Why? Because of this quote I just got through ICQ WHILE i was writing
> this email (no kidding)
>
> "Just have to tell you that Fusebox is making my life so much easier.
> Just finished a small project in 8 hours. Something that would have
> taken me 20 - 30 hours 2 months ago." - Michael Slatoff
>
> Let's talk about this, and see if we can come up with something to offer
> them.
>
> Steve Nelson
> http://www.SecretAgents.com
> Tools for Fusebox Developers
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