silly bill, syllables are for kids.

It's always great to see the small person stand well against the bigger ugly
guy.

marc



> So homonyms are now covered by the DMCA?
>
> Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site
> AP
> Mon Jan 19, 8:05 AM ET
>
> VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Mike Rowe thinks it's
> funny that his catchy name for a Web site design
> company sounds a lot like Microsoft.
>
> The software giant, however, is not amused.
>
> "Since my name is Mike Rowe, I thought it would be
> funny to add 'soft' to the end of it," said Rowe, a
> 17-year-old computer geek and Grade 12 student in
> Victoria, British Columbia.
>
> Microsoft Corp. and its attorneys have demanded that
> he give up his domain name, the Vancouver Province
> newspaper reported Sunday.
>
> Rowe registered the name in August. In November, he
> received a letter from Microsoft's Canadian lawyers,
> Smart & Biggar, informing him he was committing
> copyright infringement.
>
> He was advised to transfer the name to the Redmond,
> Wash.-based corporation.
>
> "I didn't think they would get all their high-priced
> lawyers to come after me," Rowe said.
>
> He wrote back asking to be compensated for giving up
> his name. Microsoft's lawyers offered him $10 in U.S.
> funds. Then he asked for $10,000.
>
> On Thursday, he received a 25-page letter accusing him
> of trying to force Microsoft into giving him a large
> settlement.
>
> "I never even thought of getting anything out of
> them," he said, adding that he only asked for the
> $10,000 because he was "sort of mad at them for only
> offering 10 bucks."
>
> He said family and friends are backing him and a
> lawyer has offered to advise him for free.
>
> He's also keeping his sense of humor.
>
> "It's not their name. It's my name. I just think it's
> kind of funny that they'd go after a 17-year-old,"
> Rowe said.
>
> Company spokesman Jim Desler said Sunday, "Microsoft
> has been in communication with Mr. Rowe in a good
> faith effort to reach a mutually agreeable resolution.
> And we remain hopeful we can resolve this issue to
> everyone's satisfaction."
>
> ___
>
> On the web:
>
> www.mikerowesoft.com
>
> www.microsoft.com
>
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Ock tha noo

too right my son

Mac Romeedya






marc garrett wrote:

> It's always great to see the small person stand well against the
> bigger ugly
> guy.
>
> marc
>
>
>
> > So homonyms are now covered by the DMCA?
> >
> > Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site
> > AP
> > Mon Jan 19, 8:05 AM ET
> >
> > VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Mike Rowe thinks it's
> > funny that his catchy name for a Web site design
> > company sounds a lot like Microsoft.
> >
> > The software giant, however, is not amused.
> >
> > "Since my name is Mike Rowe, I thought it would be
> > funny to add 'soft' to the end of it," said Rowe, a
> > 17-year-old computer geek and Grade 12 student in
> > Victoria, British Columbia.
> >
> > Microsoft Corp. and its attorneys have demanded that
> > he give up his domain name, the Vancouver Province
> > newspaper reported Sunday.
> >
> > Rowe registered the name in August. In November, he
> > received a letter from Microsoft's Canadian lawyers,
> > Smart & Biggar, informing him he was committing
> > copyright infringement.
> >
> > He was advised to transfer the name to the Redmond,
> > Wash.-based corporation.
> >
> > "I didn't think they would get all their high-priced
> > lawyers to come after me," Rowe said.
> >
> > He wrote back asking to be compensated for giving up
> > his name. Microsoft's lawyers offered him $10 in U.S.
> > funds. Then he asked for $10,000.
> >
> > On Thursday, he received a 25-page letter accusing him
> > of trying to force Microsoft into giving him a large
> > settlement.
> >
> > "I never even thought of getting anything out of
> > them," he said, adding that he only asked for the
> > $10,000 because he was "sort of mad at them for only
> > offering 10 bucks."
> >
> > He said family and friends are backing him and a
> > lawyer has offered to advise him for free.
> >
> > He's also keeping his sense of humor.
> >
> > "It's not their name. It's my name. I just think it's
> > kind of funny that they'd go after a 17-year-old,"
> > Rowe said.
> >
> > Company spokesman Jim Desler said Sunday, "Microsoft
> > has been in communication with Mr. Rowe in a good
> > faith effort to reach a mutually agreeable resolution.
> > And we remain hopeful we can resolve this issue to
> > everyone's satisfaction."
> >
> > ___
> >
> > On the web:
> >
> > www.mikerowesoft.com
> >
> > www.microsoft.com
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes
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> >
>
>
>