You're right, they could decide to grant you the right to use it. Good luck with that. Keep building up that brand then and cross your fingers. Sounds like a sound assumption.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Nick Arnett <nick.arn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Dale Merritt <mogul...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Don't waste your time. If you have Twitter in your domain name, you could >> be put out of business if you don't cease and desist. I've seen it first >> hand. They bury you in a law suit, wrong or right is not the point. These >> companies have a huge lawyer group and bat you around for fun. >> > > This doesn't take into account the fact that Twitter is certainly able to > grant permission to use its trademarks, just as, for example, Ford allows > its dealers, parts suppliers and others to use "Ford" in their names and > domain names. Search "Ford parts" and you'll find plenty of examples. > > Twitter would be a bit nutty if it didn't allow some of its partners to use > its name. Seems like bad advice to tell people to stop all use. > > Nick > > -- Dale Merritt Fol.la MeDia, LLC
