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BitTorrent to Sue Over Trademark

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-p-i-ro-nee dept.

joe 155 writes "The people at BitTorrent are to begin to protect their rights through lawsuits if necessary: "The company will set the lawyers on anyone using the BitTorrent name, and trademark, if they are using it to distribute spyware or adware" They also plan to put into action a system where by people will have to pay a licence fee to use the name in the hope of cutting down on adware distribution."

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  1. Sell out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Sounds like an attempt to supress the players on the field who aren't pitching underhand to the MPAA. Bram Cohen is now just another of the MPAAs tools. He's never going to have the bargining power of Apple(he's not selling a $300 trend) so he's just sold his soul and gave total control to the MPAA.