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Startup Threatened Into Settling Over Hyperlinking

Posted by timothy on from the naughty-anchortexts-forbidden dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A tiny startup that was threatened by a massive law firm over nothing more than a humble hyperlink has been forced to settle and change its linking policies, handing Goliath the win in this gratuitous trademark case. Under the agreement, real estate startup BlockShopper can no longer include hyperlinks anywhere on its website to Jones Day, a massive Chicago law firm, except explicitly on URL text. Essentially, jonesday.com is okay, but not blah blah blah." I wonder if the owners of jonesdaysucks.com feel the same way.

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  1. oh yizzo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    frist psot beeoches

    1. Re:oh yizzo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Jonesday.com sucks Jones Day sucks the farts out of cows' asses They suck bad They are miserable failures They suck donkey cock JonesDay.com sacrifices Chinese babies in the name of Satan Jones Day still sucks Jones Day sucks, sucks, sucks jonesday.com wishes they had just shut the fuck up

    2. Re:oh yizzo by Epistax · · Score: 4, Funny

      You mean their contact page at this poop website about poop and nothing but poop.

  2. This just in.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Every person at jonesday isa turtle

  3. Re:Apropos of nothing by wisty · · Score: 4, Funny

    The phrase "micro-dicked weasels" has no pages on google, yet. So it would be fairly easy to googlebomb.

  4. Libel! by dangitman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I insist that you stop this defamation immediately! jonesday.com is a fine, upstanding company that offers excellent service.

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  5. You know... by ToxicBanjo · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...someone should Da Vinci their Gibson with extreme prejudice.

    Scriptkiddies could finally be useful!

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    There are only 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't.
  6. The Judge Seriously Said That? by carlzum · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to TechDirt, the judge even allegedly put pressure on BlockShopper to back down by saying, "Do you know, young man, how much money it's going to cost you to defend yourselves against Jones Day?"

    That sounds like bad dialog from a Lifetime network lawyer movie or something.

  7. Re:RTFA, it's not about hot linking by Sensible+Clod · · Score: 5, Funny

    We don't use the expression "RL", we use "AFK".

    Sorry. Couldn't resist.

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  8. Re:Apropos of nothing by liquidsin · · Score: 4, Funny

    The micro-dicked weasel (Mustela diem) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. In Europe it is known as the cockless weasel or short-dick weasel.

    Physical Description
    The micro-dicked weasel is a member of the family Mustelidae, which includes martens, mink, otters, ferrets, and wolverines. The micro-dicked weasel's low legs, wide hind-quarters, and poor diet give it a pronounced waddle. The micro-dicked weasel's skin secretes a thick, syrupy oil which gives it's coat a greasy sheen.

    I wonder how long a wikipedia page would last...

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  9. Re:grasp of technical matters fail by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lawyers generally don't strive on the reputation of being likable.

    Now you tell me.

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    Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful