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New Legal Threat To GMail

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-you-can't-make-up dept.

wellington writes "Google is facing a renewed threat of legal action from a company that claims to own the intellectual property rights to its GMail e-mail service. Independent International Investment Research, a British company that specialises in research and has several leading City investment banks as clients, argues that it launched "G-Mail web based email" in May 2002."

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  1. Yeah, but... by killmenow · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google's is called GMail BETA

  2. G? by SuperJason · · Score: 5, Funny

    So they claim that they own the G?

    1. Re:G? by southpolesammy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Guess that means that Sesame Street is going to have to start paying royalties....

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  3. Fair's fair... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google should give them 50% of the profits from GMail.

    Let's see, a free email service generating $0 profit. 50% of $0 equals $0.

    Settled.

  4. Already done by Dopefish · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've actually already patented the use of single letters in front of "Mail", so they're both screwing me over.

    AMAil
    BMail
    CMail
    DMail
    etc.

    ALL MINE!

    Yeah, I'm Amazon.com. This whole "Dopefish" thing is just an alias.....

  5. Attack ONE! by screevo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Steve Ballmer hires a minion to launch the first volley in the Internet War of 2005

  6. rumors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard that Google is planning on calling it's personalized homepage GSpot...

    1. Re:rumors by earthloop · · Score: 5, Funny

      They wouldn't do that. Nobody would be able to find it!

  7. Obligatory Simpsons quote by wootest · · Score: 4, Funny

    'Nobody snuggles with Max Power. You strap yourself in and feel the "G"s!'

  8. What!?! by ifwm · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We're not going to sit on the sidelines while a company uses our intellectual property rights"

    Has anyone even heard of these idiots?

    YOU PUT A G IN FRONT OF MAIL.

    Don't try to act like it's the light bulb, you snaggletoothed limey.

  9. In the credits at the end of the lawsuit... by mikael · · Score: 5, Funny

    This lawsuit has been brought to the attention of your lawyers by the letter G, and the numbers 0 and 5.

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  10. Re:Two letters by justforaday · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...humans have a HUGE oral tradition.

    I sure wish I could get some of that oral tradition...

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  11. Sesame Street should cover this shit. by mcc · · Score: 4, Funny
    If Sesame Street really wanted to prepare children for the modern world, they should warn about things like this. That way maybe we wouldn't have mixups like this all the time.
    <BIG BIRD> Hi, kids! This is the letter G! Lots of things start with G! And they are all the wholly owned property of Independent International Investment Research PLC of Britain.

    <MAN IN LARGE FOAM "G" SUIT> G!
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  12. Re:Fight Google? by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 4, Funny
    Answer: Greed
    Good day, sir.

    I am John William Babbittworth, of the law firm Thompson, Richards, Williamson, Heresford, Babbittworth, Jones and Spencer law firm.
    We represent the interests of Independent International Investment Research, which has exclusive trademark rights to all words beginning by the letter "G"...