[asterisk-biz] Bunch of asterisk-related domains for sale

[Matthew Rubenstein]

On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 04:43 +0100, Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-01-06 at 21:24 -0500, Matthew Rubenstein wrote:
> > 	You're pitching domains that are "asterisk related", which, as nothing
> > but names, means they have the word "asterisk" in them. You're pitching
> > them to people on the "asterisk-biz" list, "Commercial and
> > Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion". Your offerings clearly infringe
> > the Digium trademark on "Asterisk" used to identify Digium's "Asterisk"
> > product.
> 
> Asterisk related could also mean that they are related to what the
> product does, or it could be in a way that if you know asterisk you
> would understand the relationship even if it doesnt infringe.  I believe
> in one email he clarified 'related' to say that they dont have
> trademarked property in them.  
> 
> One could for example be dcapconsultants.com or something, which would
> be 'related' but difficult to say that it infringes.

	True in a vacuum, but their subsequent defensive comments before I
replied indicate they're dilution.
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(C) Matthew Rubenstein