> Hi all, > I would very much like to know, if anyone is picking up this case.
The original has been forwarded to the trademark people. However, unless the site actually infringes the trademark, there is probably little that Oracle legal can actually do. I know they'll talk to Google (and believe it or not, they have had some success with Google), but that may be the limit of what they can actually do. > Otherwise I will try to take legal actions against it. That is probably easier said than done. You would need to talk to their domain host, rather than try going after the company itself, unless the company is in breach of some fair trading laws. Even then, although the location you got is in British territory, you may still not get anywhere. > > Please note that... > Google is involved (payed adverts) Their attitude is usually "We don't check/care". > Ericsson in Stockholm (Sweden) is involved (SMS payment provider) Highly unlikely that any liability would be attached to them, however it is probably a good idea to approach them directly with your concerns (particularly if you know someone in their management). Even then, it is unlikely they can do anything, unless they are the actual network operator *and* provide the billing/payment facilities. > http://www.ericsson.com/ > > If we take legal actions, we might get Google and Ericsson to stop their > participation. Try an approach to Ericsson first (not legal action though). If they don't, or refuse to, do anything, then is the time for a threat of legal action. Legal action should be regarded as a last resort, IMO, and the threat of such should be left until all other avenues have been explored (IANAL, BTW). > > > /Leif > > On 21-03-2010 22:54, Alex Fisher wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I don't know who is responsible for such issues, but here I gathered > >> some information. > > > > Sun Legal had someone whose brief was specifically to follow up trademark > > issues. I haven't heard any differently, so I believe that this is still > > the case. > > > > I'll forward the original email to the relevant list. > > > >> The .vg TLD is from the British Virgin Islands, which is beïng > >> administered by (the in GB based) AdamsNames Ltd. (sponsored by > >> Pinebrooks developments Ltd.). > >> > >> I found this information on the website of IANA: > >> http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/vg.html > >> > >> You can find the website of AdamsNames, including the whois information > >> on that domain name, here: > >> http://whois.adamsnames.tc/whois/whois.cgi?domain=freedownload.vg > >> > >> If you want to shut down the website, you should contact AdamsNames (the > >> e-mail address shown on the first link) and not the owner of the > >> website. You can use as an argument that the person is violating the > >> (L)GPL licence, trademark licence and mislead people (Virus Free vs Free > >> Virus). > >> > >> With kind regards, > >> Ismaël Grammenidis > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org > -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/
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