tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post114374540279819385..comments2023-10-01T10:28:52.811-04:00Comments on Boondoggled: Intellectual PropertyDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-1143820366705607632006-03-31T10:52:00.000-05:002006-03-31T10:52:00.000-05:00Oh, and just FYI.. I'm a contrary bitch. I'd just...Oh, and just FYI.. I'm a contrary bitch. I'd just shut her down and move to Borneo. <BR/><BR/>;-)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-1143820275385238982006-03-31T10:51:00.000-05:002006-03-31T10:51:00.000-05:00I'm the #1 Google search for Boondoggled???OMG tha...I'm the #1 Google search for Boondoggled???<BR/><BR/>OMG that is soooooooooo cool!!<BR/><BR/>Yay me. heheDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-1143819666644986722006-03-31T10:41:00.000-05:002006-03-31T10:41:00.000-05:00Sue you for improper use? Puh-leeze, that is so 20...Sue you for improper use? Puh-leeze, that is <I>so</I> 2005...<BR/><BR/>No, what I'm going to do is sit back and wait until your blog is an international sensation that brings in millions of dollars of revenue each year through advertising and T-shirt sales. You are already ranked #1 in Google for the word, so this is only a matter of time.<BR/><BR/>Then I'm going to apply for an injunction to shut down your site for trademark infringement.<BR/><BR/>Then I will offer not to have the injunction enforced if you pay me a recurring licensing fee for future use, as well as a lump-sum payment to cover past infringement.<BR/><BR/>Backed into a corner, you will reluctantly agree to this extortion, only to realize that nothing in our agreement prevents me from subsequently suing all of your blog readers, one by one, for having visited your site and semi-permanently storing the infringed trademark in their browser cache.<BR/><BR/>Once I get through with them, I will use the proceeds to go after the real money: your ISP.<BR/><BR/>And then you will understand the real meaning of the word Boondoggled™.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Sassan Saneihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480352299620138785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-1143814428953119642006-03-31T09:13:00.000-05:002006-03-31T09:13:00.000-05:00lol.. that was great Markoos.lol.. that was great Markoos.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-1143799244052787512006-03-31T05:00:00.000-05:002006-03-31T05:00:00.000-05:00i heard about the apple case. it's an interesting ...i heard about the apple case. it's an interesting one indeed. <BR/><BR/>go here (http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20060329) to see a good cartoon on the topic of the copyright for the word 'superhero'. heh heh.mark robert allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680201342684053409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-1143751279151984982006-03-30T15:41:00.000-05:002006-03-30T15:41:00.000-05:00Going to sue me for improper use?Going to sue me for improper use?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246122385089432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11698547.post-1143748556463363932006-03-30T14:55:00.000-05:002006-03-30T14:55:00.000-05:00That's pretty funny. Earlier today, I noticed on t...That's pretty funny. Earlier today, I noticed on the back of a "Baby Einstein" book that ALBERT EINSTEIN is a trademark of The Hewbrew University of Jerusalem. Amazing!<BR/><BR/>In all fairness to John Cage though, the Planets did credit him on their album liner for the 60 seconds of silence (as a joke or a tribute - who knows which?). It's not like his estate went after a random piece of silence on an album.<BR/><BR/>I believe the law allows you to trademark phrases that are specific to an industry. For example, the name Apple is trademarked in the computer industry, but that doesn't prohibit a grocery store from calling their apples apples. That said, Apple the computer company was just sued by Apple the record company (the Beatles label) for selling music online through their iTunes shop. That will be an interesting case to watch.<BR/><BR/>Oh and just so you know, I've gone ahead and trademarked the word Boondoggled.Sassan Saneihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480352299620138785noreply@blogger.com