But Mike has a point on this one

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Post #136,907 by ben_tilly 1/21/04 2:26:28 PM Reply	But Mike has a point on this one Microsoft did have to defend it when they learned about it. No choice, or else they could stand to lose their next real case very fast. Of course they didn't have to decide to sue rather than give the kid $1000. But I can understand a lawyer being afraid of being seen to produce a precedent. Particularly with all of the variations that people could come up with (eg "m1crosoft", "micr0soft", "micro5oft", "micros0ft", various combinations expanding out). Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #136,911 by jb4 1/21/04 2:28:58 PM 1/21/04 2:29:25 PM Reply	There is one fly in the ointment for Micros~1: The guy's name is really Mike Rowe, and he develops software. IIRC, the WIPO specifically allows one to use one's own name in their domain. (i.e. you own your own name!) [edit: typos] jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating that facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT Edited by jb4 Jan. 21, 2004, 02:29:25 PM EST Expand All History
Post #136,914 by ben_tilly 1/21/04 2:31:57 PM Reply	We'll see I'm just saying that I can see why Microsoft's lawyers did what they did. I didn't say that I liked it. Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #136,934 by mmoffitt 1/21/04 3:41:47 PM Reply	My sentiments exactly. bcnu, Mikem I don't do third world languages. So no, I don't do Java.
Post #136,972 by jb4 1/21/04 6:13:44 PM Reply	Re: We'll see Oh, I agree. And they may even prevail. I'm just saying that it's not the slam dunk that the lead post of this thread implied that it was. jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating that facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT

Mike Rowe Soft - (boxley) - (24) - Jan. 20, 2004, 09:00:25 PM EST

I love the names of the lawyers - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 20, 2004, 09:08:28 PM EST

This one's not bad. - (mmoffitt) - (9) - Jan. 21, 2004, 01:12:22 PM EST

I say, I say. It's a JOKE son. - (Silverlock) - (8) - Jan. 21, 2004, 01:56:00 PM EST

Getting lots of play up here - (jake123) - (2) - Jan. 21, 2004, 02:21:48 PM EST

When was the last time Micros~1 worried... - (jb4) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2004, 02:26:56 PM EST

Different market - (jake123) - Jan. 21, 2004, 02:39:27 PM EST

But Mike has a point on this one - (ben_tilly) - (4) - Jan. 21, 2004, 02:26:28 PM EST

There is one fly in the ointment for Micros~1: - (jb4) - (3) - Jan. 21, 2004, 02:29:25 PM EST

We'll see - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Jan. 21, 2004, 02:31:57 PM EST

My sentiments exactly. -NT - (mmoffitt) - Jan. 21, 2004, 03:41:47 PM EST

Re: We'll see - (jb4) - Jan. 21, 2004, 06:13:44 PM EST

latest news, microsoft was perhaps hasty - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2004, 02:37:39 PM EST

Yeah, somebody woke up - (jake123) - Jan. 22, 2004, 03:19:46 PM EST

Words fail - (Steve Lowe) - (9) - Jan. 31, 2004, 01:24:06 AM EST

so he only has 2 copies - (cforde) - Jan. 31, 2004, 02:30:24 AM EST

Now over $45K w/129 bids!!! -NT - (jbrabeck) - (4) - Jan. 31, 2004, 08:49:12 AM EST

Now just shy of 102K USD. -NT - (jake123) - (3) - Jan. 31, 2004, 09:49:25 PM EST

Up at $20,560,100.00 now. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 2, 2004, 10:51:45 AM EST

Pretty obvious what's happening - (drewk) - Feb. 2, 2004, 11:28:10 AM EST

Now down to $8,300.00 -NT - (jbrabeck) - Feb. 2, 2004, 03:17:48 PM EST

guess who is doing the bidding? :-) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 31, 2004, 11:23:13 AM EST

ROFL! ...to leave no trace. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Jan. 31, 2004, 09:54:19 PM EST

Do-over - (Steve Lowe) - Feb. 3, 2004, 12:02:08 PM EST

Reminds me of Slash Zero Software - (orion) - Feb. 1, 2004, 12:56:39 AM EST

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