<html> <body> At 02:55 PM 1/20/04, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Sure , and what was the pitch? </blockquote> What pitch? <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>what brand did you talk of?</blockquote> What brand? <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>to me 17 years old = are dangerous terrorists nowadays.</blockquote> Isaac, sounds like you've been watch too much news from the US! :-) <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>> -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">mailto:pian= otech-bounces@ptg.org</a>]De la > part de Hechler Family > Envoyé : mardi 20 janvier 2004 19:33 > À : pianotech > Objet : OT not so funny: Microsoft vs Mike Rowe Soft > (mikerowesoft.com) > > > ------::: > 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 <a href="http://www.mikerowesoft.com/"= eudora="autourl">www.MikeRoweSoft.com</a>. > > "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. > > > -- > Duaine Hechler > Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > Reed Organ Society Member > St. Louis, MO 63034 > (314) 838-5587 > dahechler@charter.net > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"= eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"= eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a>= </blockquote></body> </html>