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Especially if you have a cute story like the MikeRoweSoft guy did.
by benatkin 6y ago
Especially if you have a cute story like the MikeRoweSoft guy did.
- CydeWeys 6y agoHe bought mikerowesoft.com though, not microsoft.soy. It would not have ended the way it did if he'd bought the latter. His case was a lot less clear cut than a blatant exact string match on an unambiguous trademark. Also, Mike Rowe is actually his name; Netflix is not this guy's name.
- SilasX 6y agoI think Nissan.com is more illustrative -- it was a guy named Nissan[1] who had an actual computer business in his name and got to keep it away from Nissan Motors, but now his site has a lot more to do bragging about his fight with the motor company than actual computer stuff. [1] Hebrew/Israeli name usually transliterated as "Nisan"
- ksec 6y agoInteresting, why doesn't Nissan motor just paid more money say a million for it? Surely they can afford it.
- andiamo 6y agoTook a quick look at the case. I'm guessing some corp lawyer, maybe even general counsel, didn't have enough "real work" to do and needed to make a name for himself. Then it became a giant d* measuring contest. Source: Went to law school. Never practiced though.
- CydeWeys 6y agoThey got bad self-serving advice from lawyers. A lawyer doesn't get paid much if all they do is write up a contract for a private agreement to buy a domain, but they get paid a lot if the disagreement goes to trial instead.
- Zecc 6y agoIn case you've never heard of them: https://microsoft-informatica.com/ https://microsoft-informatica.com/ Yes, they were here first.