A 17-year-old “computer geek” in Victoria, B.C. named Mike Rowe thought it would be fun to name his website design company MikeRoweSoft. Then he heard from lawyers for the world’s largest computer company, informing him he was committing copyright infringement. “I didn’t think they would get all their high-priced lawyers to come after me,” Rowe said. (“Mike may be Rowe, but ‘soft’ is trouble”, AP/Seattle Times, Jan. 19; “Microsoft won’t go soft on Mike Rowe”, CP/London (Ont.) Free Press, Jan. 19). Update Jan. 27: parties settle dispute.
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A 17-year-old “computer geek” in Victoria, B.C. named Mike Rowe thought it would be fun to name his website design company MikeRoweSoft. Then he heard from lawyers for the world’s largest computer company, informing him he was committing copyright infringement. “I didn’t think they would get all their high-priced lawyers to come after me,” Rowe […]
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