Microsoft vs Mikerowesoft

salvadorcerinza (53)in #life • 5 years ago

Microsoft's customers may also be confused by the mikerowsoft website, as the letter says.

Others tried Microsoft similar domain names such as microsof, com and micr0oft, but they lost the fight.

Mike Rowe may be asked to place a prominent disclaimer of any connection to Microsoft Corp and not to display computer - related information.

Mike Rosoff from Kennebunk, Maine, is particularly concerned because he received a letter from Microsoft's lawyers saying that his social security card, driving licence, passport and all objects that use his birth name are copyright infringements.

Among other things, microsoft is legally obliged to defend its brand or to lose it.

Mike Rowe, a 17 - year - old Canadian teenager, received threatening letters from Microsoft about his website domain "mikerowesoft ".

Maybe Microsoft will just let Mike place as a warning on his website or a number of people say that it is not Microsoft.

If Microsoft does not receive the domain, the whole situation will give it a good advertisement, making people aware of their website.

Between games, Mike rowed on ebay to view offers on the book of his legitimate correspondence with Microsoft rose to 750 dollars with just a few hours before the auction.

The stories spread throughout North America, painting the it company as a heavy hand and creating a pr mess for them to wade through.

Jim Desler, Microsoft's Jim Desler, took his most beautiful face and admitted that while Microsoft has to take his brand seriously, he might have taken it too seriously.

Microsoft said they would pay for the out - of - pocket expenses it took to set up the domain - 10 bucks.
Of course, Microsoft was not satisfied with the situation, and they saw that their public relations were suffering.
Rowe would give domain name control, and Microsoft would help him set up another site.

Mike told us that when an e - mail appeared on 19 November from Microsoft's Smart and Biggar lawyers came to explain his complaint, he was "surprised and horrified.

If Mr. Rowe wrote microsoft and said, "I'll sell you my domain for $ 10, 000," it would be evidence of a bad faith listing.
Instead, Microsoft initiated the transaction by sending a letter of offer, so any response or negotiation associated with the initial offer is in good faith.

However, if Mike Rowe's use is non - commercial, Microsoft's actions are unnecessary and should not prevail ( but it is probably too expensive to fight them ).

Mike's website ( another Mike, eh ) has been present on the internet since 1997, providing small code fragments, drivers and other technical delicacies.

Now Microsoft claims that Mike Rowe is trying to make a profit domain and bring out big guns.

Fuentes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft

https://www.cnet.com/news/mikerowesoft-settles-for-an-xbox/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-we-took-mikerowesoft-too-seriously/

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/20/rowe.fight/index.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/microsoft-and-mikerowesoft-com-come-to-terms-1.510128

https://funfactz.com/law-and-crime-facts/mikerowesoft/

https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/fun-never-stops-microsoft-vs-mikerowesoft-21-jan-2004

https://slashdot.org/story/04/01/19/133233/microsoft-to-sue-mike-rowe-for-copyrights

https://kahanelaw.com/wacky-wednesday-microsoft-vs-mikerowesoft-the-name-game-part-ii/

https://www.wired.com/2004/01/mikerowesoft-names-his-price/