http://tinyurl.com/386y6
- Jim
Matthew Small wrote:
>?
>
>- Matt Small
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Campbell
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
>
>
> I think they should sue the Flaming Lips right now, before the staute of
> limitations runs out. I mean, you can definitely create bulletins with
> Publisher or Word. I find their album naming strategy highly misleading
> and an obvious attempt to infringe on (micro)Soft's good name.
>
> - Jim
>
> Matthew Small wrote:
>
> >Hmmm... so you're saying he can't use the word "soft" I thought Microsoft had a trademark on "Microsoft", not "soft".
> >
> >- Matt Small
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bushy
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
> >
> >
> > Not at all as long as its www.mikerowe.com
> >
> > --Original Message Text---
> > From: Matthew Small
> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:51:21 -0500
> >
> > You have a problem with a person looking to make a buck from his own name?
> >
> > - Matt Small
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bushy
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
> >
> > Well I do!
> >
> > --Original Message Text---
> > From: Matthew Small
> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:36:39 -0500
> >
> > You're right, he knew it might get someone's attention and he wanted to make a buck from it. I don't have a problem with that.
> >
> > -Matt Small
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Schuster, Steven
> > To: CF-Community
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:25 AM
> > Subject: RE: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
> >
> > The kid probably knew it would get attention. Are people so stupid to think
> > stuff like this doesn't go unnoticed?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:57 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
> >
> > What's surprising to me is how virulently angry you are with this kid.
> > It's not like he went around a neighborhood breaking car windows or
> > kicking dogs or something. He's merrily tweaking a gigantic, clumsy
> > corporation to see what happens. Why not? Is Microsoft now an
> > untouchable, universally loved entity that no patriotic American should
> > dare make fun of? Would you suggest we prostrate ourselves before our
> > right-honorable corporate masters now, or should we wait until it's part
> > of the EULA?
> >
> > Personally, I like the fact that he was able to not only elicit a
> > response from the Beast From Redmond, but also caused them to seriously
> > embarass themselves in the process, as they're currently trying to
> > extricate themselves from the whole brouhaha right now:
> >
> > http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5143614.html?tag=nefd_pop
> > <http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5143614.html?tag=nefd_pop>
> >
> > MS can throw their corporate weight behind fighting piracy and crackers
> > and virus writers all they want. They'd also have a much stronger case
> > if "MikeRoweSoft" were actually, say, putting out an operating system or
> > an Office suite or an incredibly shitty web server, but even they
> > realize now it was a mistake to even bother with this.
> >
> > - Jim
> >
> > Bushy wrote:
> >
> > >No. Just a little puke.
> > >
> > >--Original Message Text---
> > >From: Tim Heald
> > >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:47:45 -0500
> > >
> > >satire? hello? Fair use?
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:00 AM
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > Subject: re: www.mikerowesoft.com domain
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Whats your thoughts on this frigg'in puke in British Columbia CANADA
> > >trying to monopolize on www.mikerowesoft.com.?
> > >
> > > To be fair to MS it is copyright infringement.
> > >
> > > http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/20/rowe.fight/index.html
> > <http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/20/rowe.fight/index.html>
> > >
> >
> > _____
> >
> >
>
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