Martin B. Schwimmer wrote:
> As one of the lawyers who participated in the representation of MTV in that
> case, I would say that that particular genie was let out of the bottle the
> day Adam Curry registered mtv.com in his own name and began promoting a
> music website under the name mtv.com (and not adam-curry.com).
What he doesn't tell you is that Adam Curry did this while working as a DJ for
MTV and with MTV's knowledge. MTV didn't give a damn until Adam Curry had
created some value and visibility to the site and the Internet craze began to
take shape. AFTER they discovered value that they hadn't created, then,
suddenly, the character string was their property. And they had more money and
were bigger, and there are always people like Schwimmer around who will do
their bidding if the price is right, so they got the name.
--MM
"And remember, MTV is lying to you." -Fishbone
