I'm not sure if it's obvious to you geeks, but for those who don't know
trademark law, you need to defend your trademark or it falls into the
public domain. Hence, if Canon's copiers refer to how well they xerox,
then it's a problem. (Same way for Jello, Kleenex, etc...)
Microsoft's lawyers probably could've handled it more tactfully, but
they were required to take action.
-- jon
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:01 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Why we love Microsoft (0t)
Hey all,
heres something really interesting about that lovely company called
microsoft...(heard of them?)
Anyway, a 17yr old kid by the name of Mike Rowe opens up a webdesigning
company and names it MikeRoweSoft (say it out loud..if you're really
daft not to get it just be reading it)..then registers
mikerowesoft.com...a couple of days later he gets an email from
microsoft's lawyers to hand over the domain for 10$...he refuses and
says no way, how about 10,000? a couple of days later he gets a legal
document of around 25 pages from the lawyers!! They are going after him
extortion!!
Read the whole thing at mikerowesoft.com its pretty amusing, gives a
totally new meaning to scumbags, sons of bitches and cheap
bastards...oops, hope i dont get sued for saying that.
Now that the whole story has gotten so much publicity, microsofts exec's
say they "could have handled it better" and "its gotten a bit out of
hand" and "they never intended for this to blow up so big".
I think it would be good if MicroSoft joins hands with the RIAA and
search for kids aged between 12 and 17 they can sue as the older ones
might be a little harder. (case you didnt get the above, the RIAA sued a
12 year old girl for dl'ing music, google for that)
In closing, I hope (and am cheering) that Mike Rowe kicks Micro's ass.
Cheers,
-Ryan
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