It seems like if they think you're infringing on their copyright, thats
enough for them. I had to give up musicman.org because Musicman is a
copyrighted trademark of ernie ball guitars. This is in spite of the fact
that I was not selling anything, it was a .org site, and Musicman is also
the name of some character in a play or something.
Brian
On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Dale Holmes wrote:
> Yeah - that's a good idea!!!
>
> Change your website to one that is a shrine to the Cisco beverage!!! I bet
> that they won't complain... Remove all of the info that pertains to Cisco
> Systems - all of it - and replace it with pictures of the Cisco drink and
> anecdotes about what you did when you drank it...
>
> Then tell the lawyers that you refuse to give up the domain, and tell them
> to examine the new content.
>
> I'd like to see if they just drop this witch hunt if the content does not
> include them, or if they continue...
>
>
> >From: "whatshakin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: "whatshakin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Hand over the domain with the phrase "cisco" to cisco.com?
> >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:08:00 -0700
> >
> >It is not illegal to have the Cisco name in your domain name unless you use
> >it for Cisco Systems content. After all, there is a Cisco fish, drink,
> >city
> >and kid to name just a few, and none of those are in violation of the Cisco
> >Systems trademark.
> >
> >Tell them you'll hand it over for $10K or a free Catalyst 8500 if they want
> >it that badly! :-)
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: DotCom CiscoSite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 11:25 PM
> >Subject: Hand over the domain with the phrase "cisco" to cisco.com?
> >
> >
> > > Dear All Cisco GroupStudy Members,
> > >
> > > I would like to thank the Cisco GroupStudy Mailing
> > > List for the contribution on the Cisco Certification,
> > > and for the information which is very useful, with
> > > some have been put to my site: ciscosite.com.
> > >
> > > I have just received some messages stating that the
> > > ciscosite.com should be handed over to Cisco because
> > > of using the phrase "cisco" and because of the
> > > attached reasons. Does anyone of you have the problem
> > > like this, that the domain name should be handed over
> > > to Cisco? I would like to know this further because
> > > it's the only domain name I have ever registered right
> > > now, and I have promoted it even in my namecards.
> > >
> > > And concerning this, I have replied to Brobeck that I
> > > would better appeal this case to the GroupStudy first
> > > before making any further steps. So all of your
> > > suggestions are very expected.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your comments regarding this.
> > >
> > > With Sincerity,
> > > Wisin
> > > http://www.ciscosite.com
> > >
> > > Attached message:
> > >
> > > Dear Wisin,
> > >
> > > I will respond to your questions in turn.
> > >
> > > First, while we appreciate your stated willingness to
> > > comply with Cisco's
> > > requests, we note that the changes we have requested
> > > have not been made to
> > > your site to date. Please ensure that these changes
> > > are completed by
> > > October 17, 2000.
> > >
> > > Second, the fact that a registrar permits registration
> > > of a domain name has
> > > no bearing on whether the domain name is in violation
> > > of another party's
> > > trademark rights. Registrars do not make independent
> > > determinations of the
> > > propriety of a domain name registration; they simply
> > > determine whether a
> > > name has been registered previously. The fact that
> > > you actually registered
> > > ciscosite.com does not give you the right to use
> > > Cisco's trademark as part
> > > of your domain name.
> > >
> > > Finally, Cisco does not provide compensation for the
> > > discontinued use of a
> > > domain name. Cisco will provide you with compensation
> > > for the actual cost
> > > of transferring the domain name to Cisco, and will
> > > permit you to use the
> > > domain name for a limited period of time for the sole
> > > purpose of informing
> > > users of the address of your new website. If you
> > > intend to use the site
> > > temporarily to direct people to your new site, please
> > > commence this use
> > > immediately and ensure that the site is taken down by
> > > October 17, 2000.
> > >
> > > Thank you for your continued cooperation.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > BROBECK PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP
> > > http://www.brobeck.com
> > >
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