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frostekAug 20, 2010
It's okay - they're not stealing anything. The original guys can still *say* "Pirate Bay"...
/s
travelsonicAug 20, 2010
How is this being dug up? It is a pretty bad analogy as anybody who takes the few moments it takes to look up how trademarks work. That and the BLATANT characterization of the reasoning behind people pointing out that piracy is not theft/stealing.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
travelsonicAug 20, 2010
Come on, you know damn well the /s is just to cover his ass from the inevitable mass burial, he [and people like long gone GaltShrugged] pull that s**t all the time. Look at the comment history, and this attitude is done in seriousness all the time.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
elranzerAug 20, 2010
U mad?
travelsonicAug 20, 2010
Elranzer obviously has not the mental capacity beyond that of a light bulb if his only response is a "u mad".
/bitchslap.
mas514Aug 21, 2010
obvious rage reply is obvious
apextekAug 20, 2010
i used to own piratebouy.com was gonna make a parody site or a new aggregator about online piracy but never followed through :/ meh
pauliusuzaAug 20, 2010
Cool story bro
fredfredricksonAug 20, 2010
Hey, he has a point. If you think all media should be free from copyrights, how could you be in favor of trademarks?
travelsonicAug 20, 2010
Except opposing the RIAA, and supporting certain aspects of TPB doesn't mean that you support all elimination of copyright per-se.
That, and one type of protection one could see as more reasonable than another, hence why belief in copyright and belief in trademark, to some, aren't mutually inclusive or exclusive.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 20, 2010
"Except opposing the RIAA, and supporting certain aspects of TPB doesn't mean that you support all elimination of copyright per-se. "
TPB is a site that indexes mostly files that the uploader doesn't have the permission of the copyright holder to distribute.
If, as a copyright holder, you emailed them to ask them to remove a torrent, you get a load "hahah f**k u we're untouchable" back.
I find it hard to sympathise with TPB given what they allow their site to be used for.
Sometimes you need to turn down the "piracy is okay, criticism of it is not".
shutaroAug 20, 2010
F**K THE RIAA!!!
maxxellAug 20, 2010
F**K CRAIG PRATKA!!!
kgtheway2bAug 20, 2010
It's Friday!
-Fridaynosaur
fostina1Aug 20, 2010
this guy is gonna piss off the wrong group of people lol.
ubitendoAug 20, 2010
Yeah, because the badasses of the Pirate bay are going to kill him and his entire family...no wait, they'll probably just send him a bunch of insulting emails.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
rpatrick819Aug 20, 2010
Whoever is squatting on "Irate Bay" really needs to do something angrier with that site.
manikfoxAug 20, 2010
http://xkcd.com/553/
dnlprknsAug 20, 2010
What you have to understand about registered trademarks is that they are not at all like patents. Even if you register a trademark for use, and are granted the official trademark, you only get very limited rights, and it is almost no help in a trademark infringement lawsuit. When such a lawsuit does occur, you can bring claims under the fed Landham Act or state laws regardless of registration, and the Senior User is not the registered user, but the one who used the mark first in commerce in the geographical location claimed (Here, the US). There is absolutely no doubt the TPB is the senior User and that it has used the trademark for commerce (thing ad revenue) for years, there is no way some dude in NY can overcome that.
The only danger to coming here to litigate would be the government here deciding to prosecute TPB for copyright infringement, but if thats the fear, TPB can just sue in some foreign court under the TRIP agreement and bring a international trademark case as well, to a very similar effect, sinve the US is a signatory state.
TL:DR The law says TPB wins because of how trademarks work.
fuzzynyankoAug 20, 2010
If the squatter gets the trademark, then he could challenge the official Pirate Bay website because of owning the trademark
mredofcourseAug 20, 2010
No.
You not only don't understand trademark law, but don't understand what dnlprkns just wrote.
A common misconception with trademark law is that the "owner" of a trademark is the one who registers it first (like a domain name). The reality is that if someone is using a trademark and was using it first (in the same area), your registration (if it goes through to begin with) is invalid.
iamgnatAug 20, 2010
@MrEd
Actually they *could* challenge because of the beauty/horror that is our (US) legal system. They should, however, lose on the grounds that dnlprkns stated.
Now if the **AA is behind this the result *could* be different given their obvious willingness to through money at the problem. Additionally (IANAL) they *might* be able to convince a judge/jury that as (according to them) what TPB does with the name is "illegal" then they should have no claim to the trademark.
I'm not saying that is how it should work or that they should win on such grounds, just that (as a laymen) I could see that as being a legitimate argument should you buy into their "illegal" claim.
rossisdeadAug 20, 2010
@iamgnat: The Pirate Bay isn't operated in the US, so the US legal system would pretty much mean nothing in such a case.
hipmanAug 20, 2010
So what?.Since when did these guys care about IP laws?.
inactiveuserAug 20, 2010
Cry me a river
hipmanAug 20, 2010
what?.
ubitendoAug 20, 2010
Its lulz if Pirate Bay bitches about this.
misteratozAug 20, 2010
Irony?
w1cked1Aug 20, 2010
guess who's a typo squatter for digg? try dig.com
What does it say when such an insanely rich corporation resorts to every fukn dirty trick.... just like their datamining kids with flash cookies. fukn assh**es.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
tsk05Aug 20, 2010
Domain Name.......... dig.com
Creation Date........ 1998-07-13
Domain Name: DIGG.COM
Created on: 20-Feb-00
hipmanAug 20, 2010
That can't be right.Digg isn't nearly that old.
w1cked1Aug 20, 2010
www.Dig.com - DigDig Title: Disney Interactive Media Group Press Site
Dig Keywords: none
Dig Description: none
Dig IP:
199.181.132.250
Dig server location:
Burbank in United States
Dig ISP:
Disney Worldwide Services
_________
dddderrrrrrrComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 20, 2010
Wow, that was one very long boring article.
the4thaggieAug 20, 2010
Copyright, trademark, and other trolls need to be Falcon Punched into the Sun.
bryceman111Aug 20, 2010
Oddly enough, this is not dissimilar to my favorite abortion technique.
khyberkitsuneAug 20, 2010
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Closed AccountAug 21, 2010
f**k the Pirate Boy!
sgvalentiAug 21, 2010
I never type in my url bar. I type in google search.I don't have to worry about making a mistake. Google will fin the right site for me
wardcosbysonDec 20, 2010
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