> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:04:44 +0200 (SAST) > From: Guy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Does this mean I cannot build a 1 click e-commerce > site? > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Scott Howard wrote: > > > > 2) No, US patents are not valid in Australia, so as long as you run > > your site here, there's nothing they can do to stop you > > How does this work, surely there must be a set of international laws > that apply, I mean lets say some guy in Rwanda wats to setup a company > called microsoft....... > > Anybody? I know of a clever guy that started a small business in WA quite a few years back and called it Harley-Davidson WA. Within 3 months Harley- Davidson company had bought him out. He was able to register the business because there was no other business in that state by the same name. HTH Aussie Have you visited my homepage recently? You may be missing out on all the latest FREE Software, Themes, Screensavers and more! Visit now at http://come.fast.to/aussie -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
