OT not so funny: Microsoft vs Mike Rowe Soft (mikerowesoft.com)

[Isaac sur Noos]

Sure , and what was the pitch ? what brand did you talk of ?

to me 17 years old are dangerous terrorists nowadays.

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> Objet : OT not so funny: Microsoft vs Mike Rowe Soft
> (mikerowesoft.com)
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> MICROSOFT TAKES ON TEEN'S MIKEROWESOFT.COM
> Monday, January 19, 2004 9:25 AM EST (1425 GMT)
>
> VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)
> It's Microsoft versus Mike Rowe Soft.
>
> Michael Rowe, a 17-year-old high school senior and Web designer from
> Victoria, has angered the software giant by registering an Internet
> site with the address www.MikeRoweSoft.com.
>
> "Since my name is Mike Rowe, I thought it would be funny to
> add 'soft'
> to the end of it," said Rowe.
>
> Microsoft, however, is not amused.  It has demanded that he give up
> his domain name. In November, Rowe received a letter from
> Microsoft's
> Canadian lawyers informing him he was committing copyright
> infringement.
>
> "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."
>
> Microsoft 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."
>
> Rowe is 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.
>
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