Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
Good Luck, I went though this with Yahoo in the early 2000s. Their basic argument is that their mark is included in your mark and they want your domain. They are domain bullies. I went ahead and purchased your app because it sounded pretty cool. I wish the best for you. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Dean Collins d...@cognation.net wrote: This isn’t asterisk related but I figure several developers on this list have built apps for Twitter (or other 3rd party API’s). Just found out a few hours ago I’m being sued by Twitter Feel free to tweet this link ( www.MyTwitterButler.com/I’m_Being_Suedhttp://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I'm_Being_Sued) or forward on the link to any journalists you know. If you are on dig here’s a dig link. http://digg.com/software/My_Twitter_Butler_I_m_Being_Sued Regards, Dean Collins d...@mytwitterbutler.comd...@mytwitterbutler.com?subject=i'm%20being%20Sued +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). -- *From:* Dean Collins *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:37 PM *Subject:* Twitter is Suing me!!! So not only are Twitter fighting battles with Russian hackers they are now fighting their own third party API developer community !! I received this email 30 minutes ago stating that Twitter is suing me?? Basically they feel that my application - www.MyTwitterButler.comhttp://www.mytwitterbutler.com/does the following. * * *1/ That anyone using the API to auto follow people are breaching the TOS??* * * *2/ That no one can use the word “Twitter” in their domain* *3/ That somehow people might be confused my application is related to twitter even though every page is labeled * *“**Copyright 2009 © My Twitter Butler - Not related in anyway to Twitter Inc, if I owned Twitter would i be spending my time building this app??* Is this the end for Twitter 3rd party developers? Have they forgotten that it was people like me who saw a need and built an application using the publicly defined Twitter API to add value to the Twitter ecosystem? I have asked Twitters lawyers for a conference call tomorrow to clear up ‘WHY’ they feel anyone using the twitter API to auto follow people is an illegal act and will be looking forward to their answers about ‘WHY’ the twitter API was built in the first place if they want to sue people for using it. www.MyTwitterButler.com/I’m_Being_Suedhttp://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I'm_Being_Sued Regards, Dean Collins d...@mytwitterbutler.com +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 01:28:17AM -0400, Dean Collins wrote: This isn't asterisk related but I figure several developers on this list have built apps for Twitter (or other 3rd party API's). Just found out a few hours ago I'm being sued by Twitter Reminder: there are alternatives: http://identi.ca/doc/faq -- Tzafrir Cohen icq#16849755 jabber:tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com +972-50-7952406 mailto:tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com iax:gu...@local.xorcom.com/tzafrir ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
Dean Collins wrote: I received this email 30 minutes ago stating that Twitter is suing me?? Basically they feel that my application - www.MyTwitterButler.com http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/ does the following. *1/ That anyone using the API to auto follow people are breaching the TOS??* *2/ That no one can use the word “Twitter” in their domain* *3/ That somehow people might be confused my application is related to twitter even though every page is labeled //* I'd have to side with Twitter on this one: 1) From your domain name, I don't know that you aren't part of Twitter(tm) 2) Your service seems to be trying to circumvent what they are doing rather than just adding value to it. 3) You are using a Twitter-like bird in your logo at the top. I bet if you changed your domain name, changed your service name, created a different logo, and stopped infringing on their trade mark you'd be fine. I'll bet the Twitter TOS grants you rights to their API as long as you are only adding value and not trying to lead customers away from Twitter. They have the right to put something like that in there TOS. Then again, your app seems to heavily hit the Twitter API with 20,000 API calls an hour? I bet you don't pay monies to Twitter for all that system usage yet you are making money from sales of your app at $10 per license. If you sell 10,000 copies of your code, Twitter has to suffer through 20 million API calls per hour (480 BILLION calls per day) and you get to have $100,000. That doesn't seem fair does it? -- Dante -- D. Dante Lorenso da...@larkspark.com 972-333-4139 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
D. Dante Lorenso wrote: part of this is making a statement to get publicity, if twitter really didn't like what you were doing they'd simply cut off your app accessing their servers. But obviously that is not what its about. Dean Collins wrote: I received this email 30 minutes ago stating that Twitter is suing me?? Basically they feel that my application - www.MyTwitterButler.com http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/ does the following. *1/ That anyone using the API to auto follow people are breaching the TOS??* *2/ That no one can use the word “Twitter” in their domain* *3/ That somehow people might be confused my application is related to twitter even though every page is labeled //* I'd have to side with Twitter on this one: 1) From your domain name, I don't know that you aren't part of Twitter(tm) 2) Your service seems to be trying to circumvent what they are doing rather than just adding value to it. 3) You are using a Twitter-like bird in your logo at the top. I bet if you changed your domain name, changed your service name, created a different logo, and stopped infringing on their trade mark you'd be fine. I'll bet the Twitter TOS grants you rights to their API as long as you are only adding value and not trying to lead customers away from Twitter. They have the right to put something like that in there TOS. Then again, your app seems to heavily hit the Twitter API with 20,000 API calls an hour? I bet you don't pay monies to Twitter for all that system usage yet you are making money from sales of your app at $10 per license. If you sell 10,000 copies of your code, Twitter has to suffer through 20 million API calls per hour (480 BILLION calls per day) and you get to have $100,000. That doesn't seem fair does it? -- Dante -- D. Dante Lorenso da...@larkspark.com 972-333-4139 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
Nowhere does the letter say Twitter is suing you. It is a cease and desist letter. I suppose their threat about further action at the bottom can be reasonably surmised to mean that they might sue you in the future, but that is a far, far cry from Twitter is suing me! -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
Yeh I'm starting to learn the difference - sorry first time I've ever been ceased and desisted lol, still learning the vernacular. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Inc d...@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:31 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Nowhere does the letter say Twitter is suing you. It is a cease and desist letter. I suppose their threat about further action at the bottom can be reasonably surmised to mean that they might sue you in the future, but that is a far, far cry from Twitter is suing me! -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
Don't count yourself as out of the woods yet... They will at best make your product inoperable by denying your existing client base access, then may still come back at you. I'd be prepared to launch a second and subsequent product that does the same thing if needed. Welcome to Obamerica! -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:07 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Yeh I'm starting to learn the difference - sorry first time I've ever been ceased and desisted lol, still learning the vernacular. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Inc d...@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:31 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Nowhere does the letter say Twitter is suing you. It is a cease and desist letter. I suppose their threat about further action at the bottom can be reasonably surmised to mean that they might sue you in the future, but that is a far, far cry from Twitter is suing me! -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
On Wednesday 12 August 2009 12:19:51 Danny Nicholas wrote: Don't count yourself as out of the woods yet... They will at best make your product inoperable by denying your existing client base access, then may still come back at you. I'd be prepared to launch a second and subsequent product that does the same thing if needed. I wouldn't. Once you've been served with a CD order, you should be prepared to go to court if you fail to observe any of the conditions in the order. One of those conditions was to cease violating their Terms of Service, which any subsequent application would also do. Welcome to Obamerica! This is well-established law and has NOTHING to do with the present administration, or in fact, the last several administrations. -- Tilghman Teryl with Peter, Cottontail, Midnight, Thumper, Johnny (bunnies) and Harry, BB, George (dogs) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
Could have just as well have said Busherica or Pelosimerica, but anyway, sounds like Dean is up a proverbial creek. Not only will Twitter get their way, but anybody who bought this product will probably get a refund. -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Tilghman Lesher Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:31 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! On Wednesday 12 August 2009 12:19:51 Danny Nicholas wrote: Don't count yourself as out of the woods yet... They will at best make your product inoperable by denying your existing client base access, then may still come back at you. I'd be prepared to launch a second and subsequent product that does the same thing if needed. I wouldn't. Once you've been served with a CD order, you should be prepared to go to court if you fail to observe any of the conditions in the order. One of those conditions was to cease violating their Terms of Service, which any subsequent application would also do. Welcome to Obamerica! This is well-established law and has NOTHING to do with the present administration, or in fact, the last several administrations. -- Tilghman Teryl with Peter, Cottontail, Midnight, Thumper, Johnny (bunnies) and Harry, BB, George (dogs) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
I fail to see how Obama has ANYTHING to do with this. Danny, please DO elaborate so that I don't have to go on believing that you're a fool. -Dave -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Danny Nicholas Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:20 PM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Don't count yourself as out of the woods yet... They will at best make your product inoperable by denying your existing client base access, then may still come back at you. I'd be prepared to launch a second and subsequent product that does the same thing if needed. Welcome to Obamerica! -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:07 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Yeh I'm starting to learn the difference - sorry first time I've ever been ceased and desisted lol, still learning the vernacular. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Inc d...@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:31 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Nowhere does the letter say Twitter is suing you. It is a cease and desist letter. I suppose their threat about further action at the bottom can be reasonably surmised to mean that they might sue you in the future, but that is a far, far cry from Twitter is suing me! -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
This really has nothing to do with Obama. As for the Cease and Desist order, I will certainly side with Twitter on this one. You have chosen to use a trademarked name as part of your domain and offer a service that violates the TOS that YOU agreed to when you created your Twitter account. This isn't the end of 3rd party developers, and Twitter isn't suing you, yet. If you have a valid argument, make one. Otherwise, comply and in the future be more careful. Best Wishes, Steve Anness On 8/12/09 12:19 PM, Danny Nicholas da...@debsinc.com wrote: Don't count yourself as out of the woods yet... They will at best make your product inoperable by denying your existing client base access, then may still come back at you. I'd be prepared to launch a second and subsequent product that does the same thing if needed. Welcome to Obamerica! -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:07 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Yeh I'm starting to learn the difference - sorry first time I've ever been ceased and desisted lol, still learning the vernacular. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Inc d...@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:31 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Nowhere does the letter say Twitter is suing you. It is a cease and desist letter. I suppose their threat about further action at the bottom can be reasonably surmised to mean that they might sue you in the future, but that is a far, far cry from Twitter is suing me! ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
It's still a free country, so to speak. You're not the first or last person to think I'm a fool, but Mr. Obama has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this. This is a good object lesson for 3PD's (in my foolish opinion). -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David Gibbons Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:39 PM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! I fail to see how Obama has ANYTHING to do with this. Danny, please DO elaborate so that I don't have to go on believing that you're a fool. -Dave -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Danny Nicholas Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:20 PM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Don't count yourself as out of the woods yet... They will at best make your product inoperable by denying your existing client base access, then may still come back at you. I'd be prepared to launch a second and subsequent product that does the same thing if needed. Welcome to Obamerica! -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:07 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Yeh I'm starting to learn the difference - sorry first time I've ever been ceased and desisted lol, still learning the vernacular. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Inc d...@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). -Original Message- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:31 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!! Nowhere does the letter say Twitter is suing you. It is a cease and desist letter. I suppose their threat about further action at the bottom can be reasonably surmised to mean that they might sue you in the future, but that is a far, far cry from Twitter is suing me! -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twitter have you actually violated anything ?? IP my ass... you simply used their published API and wrote an application which might be better then theirs, simply reply by asking them to state explicitly, what parts of the terms of services you violated, and no you should not have to simply just turn over the domain name because they used a workd from websters dictionary which just happens to be part of your domain name hell i could register a abirdtwitters.com ... a site about songs from various species around the world... go ahead... sue me... bring it on.. be very polite with your request, or have an attorney do it for you best proactices are always thru legal means who knows you might have stumbledupon ( LOL ) future things they were thinking about or considereing and beat them too it at least validate this isnt an idle threat and their letter actually merits some review, dont let it be scare tactics to drive technology you wrote based on their API into the ground On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Dean Collins d...@cognation.net wrote: This isn’t asterisk related but I figure several developers on this list have built apps for Twitter (or other 3rd party API’s). Just found out a few hours ago I’m being sued by Twitter Feel free to tweet this link ( www.MyTwitterButler.com/I’m_Being_Suedhttp://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I%27m_Being_Sued) or forward on the link to any journalists you know. If you are on dig here’s a dig link. http://digg.com/software/My_Twitter_Butler_I_m_Being_Sued Regards, Dean Collins d...@mytwitterbutler.comd...@mytwitterbutler.com?subject=i%27m%20being%20sued +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). -- *From:* Dean Collins *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:37 PM *Subject:* Twitter is Suing me!!! So not only are Twitter fighting battles with Russian hackers they are now fighting their own third party API developer community !! I received this email 30 minutes ago stating that Twitter is suing me?? Basically they feel that my application - www.MyTwitterButler.comhttp://www.mytwitterbutler.com/does the following. * * *1/ That anyone using the API to auto follow people are breaching the TOS??* * * *2/ That no one can use the word “Twitter” in their domain* *3/ That somehow people might be confused my application is related to twitter even though every page is labeled * *“**Copyright 2009 © My Twitter Butler - Not related in anyway to Twitter Inc, if I owned Twitter would i be spending my time building this app??* Is this the end for Twitter 3rd party developers? Have they forgotten that it was people like me who saw a need and built an application using the publicly defined Twitter API to add value to the Twitter ecosystem? I have asked Twitters lawyers for a conference call tomorrow to clear up ‘WHY’ they feel anyone using the twitter API to auto follow people is an illegal act and will be looking forward to their answers about ‘WHY’ the twitter API was built in the first place if they want to sue people for using it. www.MyTwitterButler.com/I’m_Being_Suedhttp://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I%27m_Being_Sued Regards, Dean Collins d...@mytwitterbutler.com +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!
This isn't asterisk related but I figure several developers on this list have built apps for Twitter (or other 3rd party API's). Just found out a few hours ago I'm being sued by Twitter Feel free to tweet this link ( www.MyTwitterButler.com/I'm_Being_Sued http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I'm_Being_Sued ) or forward on the link to any journalists you know. If you are on dig here's a dig link. http://digg.com/software/My_Twitter_Butler_I_m_Being_Sued Regards, Dean Collins d...@mytwitterbutler.com mailto:d...@mytwitterbutler.com?subject=i'm%20being%20Sued +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). From: Dean Collins Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:37 PM Subject: Twitter is Suing me!!! So not only are Twitter fighting battles with Russian hackers they are now fighting their own third party API developer community !! I received this email 30 minutes ago stating that Twitter is suing me?? Basically they feel that my application - www.MyTwitterButler.com http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/ does the following. 1/ That anyone using the API to auto follow people are breaching the TOS?? 2/ That no one can use the word Twitter in their domain 3/ That somehow people might be confused my application is related to twitter even though every page is labeled Copyright 2009 (c) My Twitter Butler - Not related in anyway to Twitter Inc, if I owned Twitter would i be spending my time building this app?? Is this the end for Twitter 3rd party developers? Have they forgotten that it was people like me who saw a need and built an application using the publicly defined Twitter API to add value to the Twitter ecosystem? I have asked Twitters lawyers for a conference call tomorrow to clear up 'WHY' they feel anyone using the twitter API to auto follow people is an illegal act and will be looking forward to their answers about 'WHY' the twitter API was built in the first place if they want to sue people for using it. www.MyTwitterButler.com/I'm_Being_Sued http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I'm_Being_Sued Regards, Dean Collins d...@mytwitterbutler.com +1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
