Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:47:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: Thomas Mullaney <thomas@pepperell.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: TRADEMARKS: WestPoint Stevens & WestPoint-Pepperell Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908201639120.313-100000@furball.chip-web.com> In-Reply-To: <199908200327.XAA67546@r2d2.pepperell.net>
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On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Thomas Mullaney wrote: > I can't believe that a company that makes towls, blankets, and bedsheets can > trademark my town name and then get the internic to threaten to place on hold > every domain name that has the word pepperell in it, including pepperell.com > (registered about 3 years ago), pepperell.org and mine -- pepperell.net, but > the internic sent the letter and I just dont have the $1000 dollars to risk on > a boneheaded judge or a scum-sucking pig lawyer. (No offense to the laywers on > this list though, if you use FreeBSD you can be a scum-sucker, linux on the > other hand....well nevermind) <GRIN> > > > Email me in private unless you think it can help the other ISP's on the list. You may want to contact Benjamin Kite at ajax@pobox.com and probably also ajax@ajax.com Colgate-Palmolive tried to take his domain name away too, but he was able to fight 'em off. The whole story is available at http://www.ajax.org/ajax/colpal --Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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