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But there is no trademark or copyright abuse here. The domain and website in question - comcastroturf - is protected under fair use. It's not impersonating Comc
by skewart 9y ago
But there is no trademark or copyright abuse here. The domain and website in question - comcastroturf - is protected under fair use. It's not impersonating Comcast in any way.
The concern is that if they're willing to be aggressive jerks in a situation like this, why make it easier for them to actually hijack or block the site? Of course, net neutrality is about much more than that, but that's how I understood the direct tie-in here.
- maxerickson 9y agoThe claim that the domain infringes the trademark can be considered abuse of trademark law.
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- sp332 9y agoTrademark fair use is narrower than copyright fair use, but this does seem to qualify. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use_(U.S._trademark_law) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use_(U.S._trademark_law)
- djrogers 9y agoIt's the infringement claim and threat of legal action that is the abuse.