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You use their NAME. Not just a 'tw'. If I launched "ToyotaButler,com" tomorrow, do you think it'd be reasonable for them to gripe about the name? From a pure
by webwright 17y ago
You use their NAME. Not just a 'tw'. If I launched "ToyotaButler,com" tomorrow, do you think it'd be reasonable for them to gripe about the name? From a purely legal standpoint, they HAVE TO DO THIS to everyone who uses their trademark ("twitter") or it weakens the trademark for when they NEED to defend it.
You are on their platform. They don't like how you're using their platform and consider it spammy. Microsoft would have a right to ban a "Virus Construction Kit" or "Spam Generator" from Windows, right? While you aren't on that level, it's a subjective judgment and they are in charge. Just because people want to pay for it doesn't mean it's good for their ecosystem. I'm sure I could sell the hell out of a Virus Construction Kit, for example. :-)