What difference does any of that make? We believe in free and open speech, in the sanctity of having an opinion (even if it's a momumentally stupid one).
And now I see why. That was a Techdirt reader pasting the response from elsewhere, not the lawyer showing up in the comments, so we both got that one wrong.
First, thanks for showing up and for your comment, although it's probably worth noting that this site writes a great deal about trademark law.
Simple question: since trademark is chiefly about avoiding customer confusion, and in fact reports suggest that INTENTIONAL confusion is what your client is alledging HarpCo is engaging in (which I find laughable), would you care to point me to the written-word novel that Mr. Wild has released under his trademarked series name? I can only seem to find comics (graphic novels), and unless there's an actual book, this doesn't pass the moron in a hurry test.
Additionally, while you may claim that the C&D letters were only meant to inform sites of his trademark, that could've been done in simple writing. C&D letters are by definition a threat of legal action. The C&D letters he/you sent accuse those sites of infringement (falsely) and demanded a takedown (which they aren't obligated to do). They are backed by the threat of legal action. So, unless you and/or Wild are going to apologize and say you never should have sent those C&Ds to begin with, I don't know that you've added much on that front....
Ok, since you apparently were busy pooping yourself when you read my first comment, I'll try again to see if you can manage an actual response this time:
Under this system the courts have fined the alledgedly negligent guy for the infringement committed by his wife, who received ZERO fine. Care to try to again explain to me how this system is not batshit crazy?
"And you're making the intellectually dishonest suggestion that he's somehow innocent while you admit that what he got convicted of is in fact illegal."
Break this down for me: his wife infringed, he was hit with a fine, his wife was not.
Are the French more pleasent than the US when it comes to divorces? My first thought when reading this was "why did the soon to be ex wife decide to come in to support this guy?"
Although, perhaps she saw all this coming and decided to come in and proudly announce she was the infringer just so she could laugh her tits off when her ex husband was fined?
"Seriously, Tim use to have his own voice and it was easier to pick him out. Now, it's not so obvious, his stuff is really right on tone and message with Mike."
You're welcome to your opinion, but all I'll tell you is if you can't tell the difference between Mike's writing and mine, you may be a chimp....
The idea is that trade is abolished entirely. I believe this was originally done under Clinton (as in, abolishing all trade), but it has been renewed and ramped up by every administration since...because apparently they think progress is being made...
Bob, have you ever been right about anything ever? I imagine you walking down the street with your shoes on teh wrong feet, wearing a shirt for pants and vice versa, slamming into revolving doors going the wrong direction and then shaking your fists at these "turnwalls" that refuse to make you orgasm....
"We're obviously thrilled that after 18 months it looks like we will get the domain names back. I think this is a sign that you can stand up for what's right in copyright law and win."
And I'm obviously thrilled that there are apparently people like Mark who are so far and away more optimistic and capable of looking for the silver lining of things. Because this would leave me even MORE fucking pissed off than if the government had managed to cobble some bullshit amalgamam of laws to justify what they did. At least then they would...you know...fucking SAID SOMETHING YOU RAGING HARDONS.
To just drop the case and give back the domain after 18 months of "fuck you"ing without a further word would be enough to put me in the fucking nuthouse. Next time, ICE, just go to the owners of the sites and piss on their leg. At least that way they can keep conducting their legal business, you asshats....
"Writing books or does this include other writing?"
Sorry if that wasn't clear the first time (I mean that sincerely; reading back on my comment I can see it probably wasn't), but I mean writing as a whole. My writing is all tangentially (sp?) intertwined. For instance, I write fiction based ALWAYS on a component of technology (Digilife is the best but not only example of this), I write about technology here, and even my writing as a whole is intertwined with my "real" job working as a technology consultant.
So, I meant writing as a whole. Am I making money hand over fist strictly from my three novels? No, but so what? I make SOME money from it, I make some from writing elsewhere, from my technology job (I should mention that I actually have clients that read Techdirt and have read my books), and a couple of other avenues, too :)
As a 30 year old man, I judge that I am doing well for myself. Part of that "well" is my writing. I've produced three books (four if you count the novel I wrote in college, but I don't because it's fucking AWFUL), I write here, and I work full time. The idea that works aren't created without massive compensation due to copyright is the very ANTITHESIS of my life thus far.
Sorry for the long-winded answer to a short question, but there you have it....
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You're kidding right? Obviously they do not. But EDI gets good intelligence from the effort, so it's cool....
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I'm not sure what point you're trying to make...
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Apologies!
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Hopefully not many, considering this is a copy/pasted form response he's sent to other sites already.
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/09/jazan-wilds-attorney-clarifies-cd-demands-e xplains-lawsuit/
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Simple question: since trademark is chiefly about avoiding customer confusion, and in fact reports suggest that INTENTIONAL confusion is what your client is alledging HarpCo is engaging in (which I find laughable), would you care to point me to the written-word novel that Mr. Wild has released under his trademarked series name? I can only seem to find comics (graphic novels), and unless there's an actual book, this doesn't pass the moron in a hurry test.
Additionally, while you may claim that the C&D letters were only meant to inform sites of his trademark, that could've been done in simple writing. C&D letters are by definition a threat of legal action. The C&D letters he/you sent accuse those sites of infringement (falsely) and demanded a takedown (which they aren't obligated to do). They are backed by the threat of legal action. So, unless you and/or Wild are going to apologize and say you never should have sent those C&Ds to begin with, I don't know that you've added much on that front....
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Under this system the courts have fined the alledgedly negligent guy for the infringement committed by his wife, who received ZERO fine. Care to try to again explain to me how this system is not batshit crazy?
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Break this down for me: his wife infringed, he was hit with a fine, his wife was not.
Explain how that makes any fucking sense....
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Ex Wife
Although, perhaps she saw all this coming and decided to come in and proudly announce she was the infringer just so she could laugh her tits off when her ex husband was fined?
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You're welcome to your opinion, but all I'll tell you is if you can't tell the difference between Mike's writing and mine, you may be a chimp....
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Nonsense. Sex is enhanced when you feel like you're doing something dirty or dangerous. All this does is make sex more fun.
"Not only am I banging you, I'm violating a patent too!" *makes "O" face....
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Pshhhh!
And I'm obviously thrilled that there are apparently people like Mark who are so far and away more optimistic and capable of looking for the silver lining of things. Because this would leave me even MORE fucking pissed off than if the government had managed to cobble some bullshit amalgamam of laws to justify what they did. At least then they would...you know...fucking SAID SOMETHING YOU RAGING HARDONS.
To just drop the case and give back the domain after 18 months of "fuck you"ing without a further word would be enough to put me in the fucking nuthouse. Next time, ICE, just go to the owners of the sites and piss on their leg. At least that way they can keep conducting their legal business, you asshats....
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Sorry if that wasn't clear the first time (I mean that sincerely; reading back on my comment I can see it probably wasn't), but I mean writing as a whole. My writing is all tangentially (sp?) intertwined. For instance, I write fiction based ALWAYS on a component of technology (Digilife is the best but not only example of this), I write about technology here, and even my writing as a whole is intertwined with my "real" job working as a technology consultant.
So, I meant writing as a whole. Am I making money hand over fist strictly from my three novels? No, but so what? I make SOME money from it, I make some from writing elsewhere, from my technology job (I should mention that I actually have clients that read Techdirt and have read my books), and a couple of other avenues, too :)
As a 30 year old man, I judge that I am doing well for myself. Part of that "well" is my writing. I've produced three books (four if you count the novel I wrote in college, but I don't because it's fucking AWFUL), I write here, and I work full time. The idea that works aren't created without massive compensation due to copyright is the very ANTITHESIS of my life thus far.
Sorry for the long-winded answer to a short question, but there you have it....
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