discuss: Linux Documentation Author Werner Heuser threatened with 6 months imprisonment or 250.000.- EURO penalty for supposed tradmark infringment
Subject:
Re: Linux Documentation Author Werner Heuser threatened with 6 months imprisonment or 250.000.- EURO penalty for supposed tradmark infringment
From:
Matt Wright ####@####.####
Date:
9 Jan 2002 18:37:13 -0000
Message-Id: <20020110183710.4bd275e8.matt@consultmatt.co.uk>
Kurt,
I haven't told them, yet. I only jsut saw your article. I used to follow Mobilix a while back because I got n old laptop which unfortunately died. I well mail the publishers sometime tonight.
Regards,
Matt
On Wed, 09 Jan 2002 19:18:33 +0100
Kurt Pfeifle ####@####.#### wrote:
> Matt Wright schrieb:
> >
> > I must say I am disgusted. A major company such as those who own A&O
> > trademarks are splitting hairs, arn't they? I don't think that proceeding
> > with legal action is right nor proper in this case, it is quite clear if
> > you read the site (even before there was a page about it) what topic it
> > discusses, I have read the A&O comics and I am a great fan of them
>
> Did you let them (the French publishers) know?
>
> > but I
> > cannot (and could not) see any relation between Mobilix and Obelix,
>
> Did you let them know? Or will you?
>
> > no
> > logos, no one-liners, nothing.
> >
> > Just my .02.
>
> I for my part did let them know my decision: I am not any longer buying their
> comics (I am a great fan of A+O too, and I did quite often buy several of
> a new volume to have a gift handy for a lot of occasions...). They lost a
> customer with their behaviour... (And I need more creativity for thinking
> about gifts now...)
>
> Bye,
> Kurt
>
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