There's two different issues here: the name, and what it does. If it was just the name, that letter would likely just ask you to do that prior to continuing sales. The larger issue, it seems, is that the app does things that violate the TOS (and annoy Twitter users). Unless you change the application to not do those things, you can't sell it. Standard disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, I've never even played one on tv, yada yada yada.
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Dean Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s not that simple – if you read the letter they are telling me I have > to stop selling the software entirely. > > > > www.MyTwitterButler.com/I’m_Being_Sued<http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I'm_Being_Sued> > > > > > > > > Regards, > > Dean Collins > [email protected]<[email protected]?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:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *EdPimentl > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:06 AM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [twitter-dev] Re: FW: Twitter is Suing me!!! > > > > Have you consider renaming your app to Tweetrobot , twtrbutler, tweeturk? > They own the brand Twitter .... why not rename your service? > > > -E > Gpro.ws > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Dean Collins <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I'm glad you feel you can move on.....I'm the one facing legal action!! > > > (and yes I read the comment I'm not being sued....I'm facing legal action) > > > Does Twitter inc know that their lawyers are shutting down the third party > developer community? > > > (sorry I'm new to this and freaking out - never had a lawyer sue me like > this) > > > > Regards, > Dean Collins > [email protected] > > +1-212-203-4357 New York > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of jim.renkel > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:51 PM > To: Twitter Development Talk > Subject: [twitter-dev] Re: FW: Twitter is Suing me!!! > > > An interesting implication is buried in all of this. > > FACT: http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Terms-of-Service states: "Please give > us a nod in your app, perhaps by including one of these stylish > "Powered by Twitter" badges", which I read as "If ya use the API you > must acknowledge twitter." > > FACT: The letter from twitter's lawyers states: "stop all use of ... > the TWITTER mark", which I read as "Ya can't use the word twitter in > your application or on your website". > > IMPLICATION: No one can use the API !!! > > I guess we should all pack up and move on. > > Jim > > > On Aug 11, 10:13 pm, Larry Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > As others have pointed out, this isn't a lawsuit. That aside, Twitter > > announced some time ago that they were not comfortable with people > > using their name as part of the name of their product ( > http://blog.twitter.com/2009/07/may-tweets-be-with-you.html) > > , so it seems odd that you would be surprised by this. > > > > Regardless, you'll get little sympathy from me. Your application > > encourages many of the behaviors most twitter users find annoying. The > > Twitter ecosystem is frankly better off without it. > > > > Larry Wrighthttp://larrywright.me > > > > On Aug 11, 2009, at 9:48 PM, Dean Collins wrote: > > > > > Any other developer being sued by Twitter today? > > > > > If so give me a call - feel free to tweet outwww.MyTwitterButler.com/I > > > 'm_Being_Sued to anyone you want - looking forward to the press > > > having a field day with this. > > > > > Regards, > > > Dean Collins > > > [email protected] > > > +1-212-203-4357 New York > > > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > > > +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). > > > -- Larry Wright
