Sounds suspiciously similar to the way movies are released around the world. Granted, things have been improving recently, with major releases being almost simultaneously released. But not too long ago it would often take several months before a movie released in the US would make it overseas.
Personally, I don't see how having some cheap pyramid-esque scheme up equates to "using the domain name in a way which has confused people or businesses into believing that the domain name is registered to, operated or authorized by, or otherwise connected with the complainant."
There's nothing that even remotely connects to Apple...even the digital music player the site promotes as a freebie isn't an iPod!
Don't get me wrong, I love Google. I think they're a great company that clearly has a lot of success ahead of them.
However, it just seems like there's a lot of hype and speculation about them just because they're Google. There's all this buzz everytime Google seems to be moving in a new direction. But isn't it possible they're just doing what any up and coming company would do by exploring their options for growth and diversification into new areas?
Put it this way: company X could be doing the same thing, but there are no news stories about them...
Does anyone else find it incredibly ironic that a Hong Kong-based company is suddenly concerned about patent and IP rights, when China as a whole often turns a blind eye to the whole matter?
Yes, I know Hong Kong is a special case within China, but still...talk about a double standard here...
As an American, all I have to say is, "leave it to the Japanese to take massive steps towards furthering the human race while the rest of us are stuck here fighting amongst ourselves."
I think one way that can be interpreted is that the Japanese are focusing on productive things for mankind rather than fighting amongst themselves in their own country. They don't have red and blue states in Japan (and yes, Japan has prefectures, which are similar to states).
True story...in college I saw this hot chick at the cafeteria in the beginning of the 2nd semester...and I had never seen her before. After asking around I finally got introduced through a mutual friend, and over lunch one day I just mentioned that I was interested in computers.
She mentioned that she was having issues with her laptop, which would randomly shut down on her. I didn't really know what was causing the problem, but I decided to head over and take a look at her computer.
Couple nights later, I head over to her dorm room...I just do a few standard things, run Ad-aware, etc. During the whole time I'm there, the computer doesn't shut down once. After about half an hour I'm done, but every time I tried to leave she kept trying to find a way to keep me there.
We ended up just hanging out for about four hours that night (it was on a Monday), and over the course of the week I averaged at least that much time or more with her every night.
I got a girlfriend out of it:-)
They don't raid Sony simply because Sony doesn't hold monopolies or break anti-trust laws as blatantly as Microsoft. The national origin of the company is irrelevant.
It's not as obvious in the US, but in Japan, while Sony is undeniably huge, they are not the "Microsoft of Japan" and to say so is erroneous. Sure they have a lot of ads, but what it comes down to is that in Japan, for every major area of Sony's business there are valid competitors. And more importantly, Sony doesn't rely on sketchy business practices to maintain their dominance. They do so by being innovative and original, something Microsoft maybe did in the beginning, but forgot along the way.
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Sounds suspiciously similar to the way movies are released around the world. Granted, things have been improving recently, with major releases being almost simultaneously released. But not too long ago it would often take several months before a movie released in the US would make it overseas.
Personally, I don't see how having some cheap pyramid-esque scheme up equates to "using the domain name in a way which has confused people or businesses into believing that the domain name is registered to, operated or authorized by, or otherwise connected with the complainant."
There's nothing that even remotely connects to Apple...even the digital music player the site promotes as a freebie isn't an iPod!
Don't get me wrong, I love Google. I think they're a great company that clearly has a lot of success ahead of them. However, it just seems like there's a lot of hype and speculation about them just because they're Google. There's all this buzz everytime Google seems to be moving in a new direction. But isn't it possible they're just doing what any up and coming company would do by exploring their options for growth and diversification into new areas? Put it this way: company X could be doing the same thing, but there are no news stories about them...
Does anyone else find it incredibly ironic that a Hong Kong-based company is suddenly concerned about patent and IP rights, when China as a whole often turns a blind eye to the whole matter? Yes, I know Hong Kong is a special case within China, but still...talk about a double standard here...
As an American, all I have to say is, "leave it to the Japanese to take massive steps towards furthering the human race while the rest of us are stuck here fighting amongst ourselves." I think one way that can be interpreted is that the Japanese are focusing on productive things for mankind rather than fighting amongst themselves in their own country. They don't have red and blue states in Japan (and yes, Japan has prefectures, which are similar to states).
True story...in college I saw this hot chick at the cafeteria in the beginning of the 2nd semester...and I had never seen her before. After asking around I finally got introduced through a mutual friend, and over lunch one day I just mentioned that I was interested in computers. She mentioned that she was having issues with her laptop, which would randomly shut down on her. I didn't really know what was causing the problem, but I decided to head over and take a look at her computer. Couple nights later, I head over to her dorm room...I just do a few standard things, run Ad-aware, etc. During the whole time I'm there, the computer doesn't shut down once. After about half an hour I'm done, but every time I tried to leave she kept trying to find a way to keep me there. We ended up just hanging out for about four hours that night (it was on a Monday), and over the course of the week I averaged at least that much time or more with her every night. I got a girlfriend out of it:-)
They don't raid Sony simply because Sony doesn't hold monopolies or break anti-trust laws as blatantly as Microsoft. The national origin of the company is irrelevant. It's not as obvious in the US, but in Japan, while Sony is undeniably huge, they are not the "Microsoft of Japan" and to say so is erroneous. Sure they have a lot of ads, but what it comes down to is that in Japan, for every major area of Sony's business there are valid competitors. And more importantly, Sony doesn't rely on sketchy business practices to maintain their dominance. They do so by being innovative and original, something Microsoft maybe did in the beginning, but forgot along the way.