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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. Oh Really? by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: -1, Troll
    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.

    Most of the big spammers and adware purveyors seems to have lots more money than I do, and than Open Source developers do. Sounds to me like the fee will hit the wrong people.

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  2. The King Is Dead, Long Live The King by mwvdlee · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well, that was BitTorrent... on to the next P2P system.

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  3. Smoke and mirrors by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: -1, Troll

    So, pirates are already breaking the law by giving away music and movies for free, something that usually means PMITA prison if caught. They're going to stop now because of a "trademark violation?" OH NOES, NOT THAT!!!ONENEONE

  4. Hmmm look out BTK by Lost+Penguin · · Score: -1, Troll

    What about the BTK (Bind, Torture, Killer)captured last year.
    Is this a "trademark violation" of BT?

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  5. Bittorrent TM? Sort of like TMing "Warez" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



    Bittorrent TM? Sort of like TMing "Warez". I mean, why protect that? People are interested in it in the first place only because they can get warez.