There was similar case to this recently between Geico and Google, and the courts decided it's fine. There's no law against buying a keyword.
WMM On 9/10/05, Peter B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When I type url: > > http://www.google.com/search?q=freebsd&ie=UTF-8&hl=sv&btnG=Google-s%C3%B6kning&meta= > (seems to not work when typeing into www.google.se <http://www.google.se>for > some reason..) > > Try the same for "NetBSD" or "Linux". > > This little ad pops up in the right field: > Sponsrade länkar > Freebsd > För en effektiv IT-infrastruktur > som leder till ökad lönsamhet. > www.microsoft.se <http://www.microsoft.se> > > Translation: > Sponsored links > Freebsd > For an effective IT-infrastructure > that leads to increased profitability. > www.microsoft.se <http://www.microsoft.se> > > Now this makes me wonder. Is it allowed to behave like this? > I would suspect that if microsoft were used in the same way an army of > lawyers > would come down your neck in an instant. > > Anyway, I think this should be eliminated at minimum. > > /P > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED] > " > -- http://warrenmyers.com "God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers." --Paul Erdős
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