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Adapter44 Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-04 03:28 PM
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10. Well
If he were in the states he could very well be screwed as federal law does prohibit cyber squatting. (though it is questionable if that is what this is... although he asked for money, the situation leading up to it and his explanation could sway a judge/jury) Fortunately being in BC he is in a much better position. The courts there are usually far more liberal compared to the states when it comes to trademark/copyright/patent issues. Really I don't think Microsoft has a legal case they can win. Though then again the amount of legal BS you can pull when one side is a 17 year old and the other has millions on millions to spend on a legal department is very great.
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  -Software giant threatens mikerowesoft TacticalPeak  Jan-19-04 02:28 PM   #0 
  - Send Bill a note  mad_as_hell   Jan-19-04 02:31 PM   #1 
  - hahahaha Microsoft is a household name and by  bleedingheart   Jan-19-04 02:41 PM   #2 
  - MikeRoweSoft  Gribbenes   Jan-19-04 02:44 PM   #3 
  - Hell, kick in another ten, Bill and make him change HIS  mbperrin   Jan-19-04 02:46 PM   #4 
  - Why Doesn't The RW...  jayfish   Jan-19-04 02:50 PM   #5 
  - In defense of Microsoft...  RememberTheCoup   Jan-19-04 02:51 PM   #6 
  - Can you please point out the applicable law?  Adapter44   Jan-19-04 03:02 PM   #7 
  - Okay, you got me...  RememberTheCoup   Jan-19-04 03:19 PM   #9 
  - Well  Adapter44   Jan-19-04 03:28 PM   #10 
  - ummmm  kgfnally   Jan-19-04 03:34 PM   #12 
  - I don't think that's the issue. It's "due diligence"  DrBB   Jan-19-04 03:45 PM   #14 
  - thanks for the info!  RememberTheCoup   Jan-19-04 04:19 PM   #15 
  - exectly right  northzax   Jan-19-04 05:23 PM   #18 
  - It's the programmer's name + "soft" for gosh sakes. (n/t)  w4rma   Jan-19-04 04:23 PM   #16 
     - Well, I'll leave the legal arguments to others, as I already said.  RememberTheCoup   Jan-19-04 04:36 PM   #17 
  - Truth in Domain Names Act, 2003  northzax   Jan-19-04 05:27 PM   #19 
  - Yeah, but not exactly "jumping"  Robb   Jan-19-04 03:02 PM   #8 
     - My friend works at Smart & Biggar!  chasqui   Jan-19-04 07:19 PM   #21 
  - This is standard Microsoft modus operandi...  deseo   Jan-19-04 03:29 PM   #11 
  - Micro$oft should sue Mike's parents  TrueStory   Jan-19-04 03:34 PM   #13 
  - It took 25 pages to explain  ThoughtCriminal   Jan-19-04 05:34 PM   #20 
 

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