@Andrew Tweet needs to be challenged... I agree :) If I lived in the US I would be happy to join the cause (probably where the case would need to be challenged). I am also concerned if Twi***r gets Tweet™ they will also claim ReTweet™ too like in their new API. Then will we have to use RT™ @someone or RT® @someone? :/
On Aug 14, 10:48 pm, Andrew Badera <and...@badera.us> wrote: > Tweet needs to be challenged -- any trademark of that term, and > defense of such, is utter motherf*cking bullshit. Who's up for getting > the resources together for a legal challenge of the trademark? We > users and developers created and popularized the term "tweet" way back > when -- when Twitter was still calling "tweets" "updates" > > Twitter keeps going like this and Rome WILL burn. > > ∞ Andy Badera > ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private > ∞ Google me:http://www.google.com/search?q=(andrew+badera)+OR+(andy+badera) > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM, avail4one<avail4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > hmmmm, there's been a lot of noise about trademark, my previous comment a > > few days ago about 'first used in commerce' was to the effect that they > > aren't actually trading anything - of couse I'm no atty or even expert but I > > understand that if you aren't actually commencing in commerce for trade > > using a mark then you're really squatting on a name, and it's unlikely to > > register such mark for trade with the USG. even if you have loads of VC so > > ... what exactly are they selling and in what market? if they let their > > previous app lapse I'm **guessing** they ran into this kind of > > chicken-and-egg trouble. > > > but the thing is, what you've posted here says nothing about trademark, > > they're talking about TOS and your accounts and behavior. they are claiming > > 'intellectual property' to the name, which is arguable i suppose. I'm not > > exactly sure why you'd register such a domain in the first place, or at > > least go public about being upset and paranoid when they send you letters of > > intimidation ... but that's your game i suppose. they can definitely shut > > you down and block access to your software, and they can lay out the money > > to attempt to get the domain revoked, but if they don't have a valid > > trademark registered i'm not sure they're going to sue you personally, it > > would be a risky battle in my opinion. and if you happen to only have two > > nickles to rub together what would be the point? I think at this stage it's > > about intimidation, and if you choose to fight it it's a losing battle and > > waste of time for you IMHO. > > > have a fantastic day. > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Dean Collins <d...@cognation.net> wrote: > > >> Sorry Duane, This is the first time I've ever had legal action in any of > >> the internet website projects I've worked on. > > >> I now know the difference. > > >> Twitter inc sent MyTwitterButler a cease and desist notice to comply with > >> the following; > > >> with the threat of cancellation of all my twitter accounts and possible > >> legal action to enforce their intellectual property rights. > > >> As for the ‘my characterization of the events’….would you like to listen > >> to the phone call? > > >> (and yes the lawyer knows they were being recorded – all of my calls both > >> inbound and outbound get recorded to my Trixbox asterisk ip-pbx). > > >> 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 Duane > >> Roelands > >> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:44 PM > >> To: Twitter Development Talk > >> Subject: [twitter-dev] Re: MyTwitterButler.com Legal issues Update 2 > > >> I'm afraid I'm not willing to accept Dean's characterization of events > > >> since he's been lying from the get go (e.g. claiming "Twitter's suing > > >> me" when nothing of the kind was happening). I give no credibility to > > >> those who practice deception in order to win people to their cause. > > >> On Aug 14, 7:31 pm, Dewald Pretorius <dpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > Unless something drastic changes in their approach, I think we as a > > >> > developer community should all rise and give them a standing ovation > > >> > for a brilliant performance in pissing people off. > > > -- > > \./'\./ /'\ \ ]. /'\./'\ /'\ /'\./
