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Microsoft to sue Mike Rowe for Copyrights

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the to-strange-to-be-real dept.

An anonymous reader was among a host of submittors noting that a 17 year old named Mike Rowe has been sued by Microsoft for copyright infringment of their name.

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  1. Copyright?? by 3Suns · · Score: -1, Redundant

    How does copyright play into this? Clearly it's a trademark issue, but both the /. headline and the Register refer to copyright. Is "phoenetic domain" some hidden application of copyright law?

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  2. Copyrights? by hanssprudel · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Is the distinction between trademarks and copyright really that difficult? Using a company's name has absolutely nothing to do with copyright...

  3. And another... by CaptainAlbert · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Have they gone after these guys yet?

    http://support.mycrowsoft.com/

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  4. Re:*Trademark* not Copyright by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's a virus...

    Microsoft doesn't notify you by mail.