[asterisk-biz] Digium enforcing its trademarks

[flavio]

I was checking right now. The trademark complaint,  was not targeted to us, 
specifically. I believe, Digium has asked google not only to remove ads with 
the words Asterisk or Digium, but to stop printing any ad using the keywords 
Asterisk and Digium. There is no single adword being presented now, when you 
search Asterisk or Digium. So, marketing Asterisk related products or 
services using google adwords is not an option anymore. I don't know if it 
is temporary or permanent, but it seems permanent.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Joakimsen" <joakimsen at gmail.com>
To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" 
<asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Digium enforcing its trademarks


> Here are some good reads on the subject:
>
> http://www.chillingeffects.org/trademark/faq.cgi
> http://www.publaw.com/fairusetrade.html
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2008 6:48 PM, Andrew Joakimsen <joakimsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Asterisk is a product of Digium... yes.. But it is "fair use" to say
>> you are selling something that "works with" asterisk.
>>
>> Its like when you go to an aftermarket autoparts place and buy a part
>> for a BMW... the part is not made by BMW but it is "compatible with"
>> BMW so thats why they can use the trademark.
>>
>> I would appeal the decisions to Google.
>>
>> On Jan 14, 2008 9:33 AM, Flavio Goncalves <flavio at asteriskguide.com> 
>> wrote:
>> >
>>
>> > I have received today a notice of disaproval of my ad in Google 
>> > Adwords,
>> > because it was using the word Asterisk (A Digium´s trademark). 
>> > Interesting,
>> > this announce point to our eCommerce website www.shopvoip.com.br where 
>> > we
>> > actually sell Digium Interface Cards (we had sold more than 200 E1
>> > interfaces in the last two years). I could check that other sites are 
>> > using
>> > the word Asterisk in their advertisments. Anyone with the same problem?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Flavio E. Goncalves
>>
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