did you really expect them to allow something that clearly violated their TOS to use the Twitter name? There are plenty of apps out there that add Real Value(TM) to Twitter's community.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 13:05, Dale Merritt <mogul...@gmail.com> wrote: > You're right, they could decide to grant you the right to use it. Good > luck with that. Keep building up that brand then and cross your fingers. > Sounds like a sound assumption. > > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Nick Arnett <nick.arn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Dale Merritt <mogul...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Don't waste your time. If you have Twitter in your domain name, you >>> could be put out of business if you don't cease and desist. I've seen it >>> first hand. They bury you in a law suit, wrong or right is not the point. >>> These companies have a huge lawyer group and bat you around for fun. >>> >> >> This doesn't take into account the fact that Twitter is certainly able to >> grant permission to use its trademarks, just as, for example, Ford allows >> its dealers, parts suppliers and others to use "Ford" in their names and >> domain names. Search "Ford parts" and you'll find plenty of examples. >> >> Twitter would be a bit nutty if it didn't allow some of its partners to >> use its name. Seems like bad advice to tell people to stop all use. >> >> Nick >> >> > > > -- > Dale Merritt > Fol.la MeDia, LLC > -- Internets. Serious business.
