Have you consider renaming your app to Tweetrobot , twtrbutler, tweeturk? They own the brand Twitter .... why not rename your service?
-E Gpro.ws On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Dean Collins <d...@cognation.net> wrote: > > I'm glad you feel you can move on.....I'm the one facing legal action!! > > > (and yes I read the comment I'm not being sued....I'm facing legal action) > > > Does Twitter inc know that their lawyers are shutting down the third party > developer community? > > > (sorry I'm new to this and freaking out - never had a lawyer sue me like > this) > > > > Regards, > Dean Collins > d...@mytwitterbutler.com > +1-212-203-4357 New York > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). > > -----Original Message----- > From: twitter-development-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto: > twitter-development-t...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jim.renkel > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:51 PM > To: Twitter Development Talk > Subject: [twitter-dev] Re: FW: Twitter is Suing me!!! > > > An interesting implication is buried in all of this. > > FACT: http://apiwiki.twitter.com/Terms-of-Service states: "Please give > us a nod in your app, perhaps by including one of these stylish > "Powered by Twitter" badges", which I read as "If ya use the API you > must acknowledge twitter." > > FACT: The letter from twitter's lawyers states: "stop all use of ... > the TWITTER mark", which I read as "Ya can't use the word twitter in > your application or on your website". > > IMPLICATION: No one can use the API !!! > > I guess we should all pack up and move on. > > Jim > > > On Aug 11, 10:13 pm, Larry Wright <larrywri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As others have pointed out, this isn't a lawsuit. That aside, Twitter > > announced some time ago that they were not comfortable with people > > using their name as part of the name of their product ( > http://blog.twitter.com/2009/07/may-tweets-be-with-you.html) > > , so it seems odd that you would be surprised by this. > > > > Regardless, you'll get little sympathy from me. Your application > > encourages many of the behaviors most twitter users find annoying. The > > Twitter ecosystem is frankly better off without it. > > > > Larry Wrighthttp://larrywright.me > > > > On Aug 11, 2009, at 9:48 PM, Dean Collins wrote: > > > > > Any other developer being sued by Twitter today? > > > > > If so give me a call - feel free to tweet outwww.MyTwitterButler.com/I > > > 'm_Being_Sued to anyone you want - looking forward to the press > > > having a field day with this. > > > > > Regards, > > > Dean Collins > > > d...@mytwitterbutler.com > > > +1-212-203-4357 New York > > > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > > > +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). >
