I like that Copy and Paste feature you have on your computer. On Jan 6, 2008 4:39 PM, Justin Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [Most of the domains are asterisk-related, like I said, but not asterisk > infringing--most do not have the word Asterisk in the them, but > none-the-less...] > > Thanks for your feedback, but Digium does not own the word "Asterisk". Simply > using the word "Asterisk" within a domain name or another product name does > not necessarily mislead. They may send you a cease and desist, but that > doesn't mean they have protection. Also, they aren't forced by law to protect > their trademark. That is up to them. > > Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a > trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees > (provided that such authorization was within the scope of the license). > Infringement may occur when one party, the "infringer", uses a trademark > which is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark owned by another > party, in relation to products or services which are identical or similar to > the products or services which the registration covers. An owner of a > trademark may commence legal proceedings against a party which infringes its > registration. > > Where the respective marks or products or services are not identical, > similarity will generally be assessed by reference to whether there is a > likelihood of confusion that consumers will believe the products or services > originated from the trademark owner. If the respective marks and products or > services are entirely dissimilar, trademark infringement may still be > established if the registered mark is well known pursuant to the Paris > Convention. In the United States, a cause of action for use of a mark for > such dissimilar services is called trademark dilution. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: randulo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Justin Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Commercial and Business-Oriented > Asterisk Discussion <asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2008 11:04:21 PM > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Bunch of asterisk-related domains for sale > > On Jan 6, 2008 2:14 AM, Justin Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have a bunch of asterisk-related domains for sale, if anyone is > > interested. Contact me off list... > > I would remind everyone that asterisk is a registered trademark and > that using it in a voip related context may result in legal issues > Digium might be forced by law to actively pursue. I own a couple of > domains as well, but I've let them expire because of that issue. If > someone wants to buy such domains, even for $8 each, consult a lawyer > about your plans first or contact Digium for permission. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >
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