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> If she really was using their name improperly, Tumblr would have been within their rights. I agree. But she wasn't trying to pass herself off as anyone else,
by cabalamat 16y ago
> If she really was using their name improperly, Tumblr would have been within their rights.
I agree. But she wasn't trying to pass herself off as anyone else, merely use the handle she's been using for over a decade.
> Yanking it out from under her and selling it to someone else is just rude at best, and criminal at worst.
I don't see how it's criminal, though I agree it's rude. I run the MeowCat messaging website (http://meowc.at/ http://meowc.at/ -- it's a cross between Twitter and blogging) and I certainly wouldn't allow a company to take over a user's identity like Tumblr have done.
So if you're reading this Danah, if you want to create Zephoria on MeowCat, I promise I won't give your account to someone else.
- getsat 16y ago> I certainly wouldn't allow a company to take over a user's identity like Tumblr have done Not even for $1000? $5,000? $10,000? We don't know if a favour was done or paid, if any.
- cabalamat 16y agoActually I hadn't considered that use-case.
- BasDirks 16y agoNice idea of "promise" you have. First you toot your horn without adding any value to the conversation, and then even THAT turns out to be empty words?
- cabalamat 16y ago> First you toot your horn without adding any value to the conversation And what value have YOU added to the conversation? > THAT turns out to be empty words? This will only be the case if at some time I renege on this promise, which I don't intend to do.