Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Charles Alvis
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,

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
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:

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread D. Dante Lorenso
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/

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread jon pounder
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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Alex Balashov
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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Dean Collins
). -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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Danny Nicholas
! -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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Tilghman Lesher
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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Danny Nicholas
[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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread David Gibbons
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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Steve Anness
: 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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Danny Nicholas
[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

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-12 Thread Outback Dingo
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,

Re: [asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

2009-08-11 Thread Dean Collins
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