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"Show HN: Buy Amazon gift cards with Bitcoins" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5358580 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5358580 Advice: change name in
by salemh 13y ago
"Show HN: Buy Amazon gift cards with Bitcoins"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5358580 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5358580
Advice: change name in domain.
Result:
"AmazonBitcoins shut down by Amazon"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5404232 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5404232
Soooo yeah, companies have things called "trademarks" and "copyrights"... you can't just go putting another company's name inside your company's name, and then make your imagery the same as theirs, without their lawyers sending you a strongly worded C&D. However I don't see why this would have to shut down based on that -- why not restart under a new, distinct name and branding?
Though you don't seem to be using Vine imagery... why wait for the inevitable?
- yolosolo 13y agoI'll wait, I'm not gonna shut down with a strongly worded C&D. And besides, I don't believe Vine is aware of VineClient at the moment, this is being blown way out of proportion.
- omni 13y agoSo you're gambling your project on the ridiculous assumption that nobody at Vine reads Hacker News? Good luck with that.
- yolosolo 13y agoI've never said that. I'm not gambling anything. I'm just saying that a C&D letter doesn't scare me. Y'all should read Vine's Terms of Service. I did.
- owenmarshall 13y ago>I'm just saying that a C&D letter doesn't scare me. Most hosting companies won't share your bravado. >Y'all should read Vine's Terms of Service. I did. >All right, title, and interest in and to the Services (excluding Content provided by users) are and will remain the exclusive property of Vine and its licensors. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Vine reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms. Hm.
- toomuchtodo 13y agoSo move your hosting outside of US reach. Find an Icelandic hosting company. I'm sure the .is domain is available as well.
- yolosolo 13y agoI don't use shared web hosting. Thankfully.
- salemh 13y agoI wish you luck, I just don't understand why you wouldn't make a fun place on the Vine service/name, and avoid using the name itself :)