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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dudes, google words has always said trademark names
can't be used in google word ads, mispellings like Tuperwarz were always
prohibited... time to develop a new moniker for open source *trik since asterisk
is now a trademark...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-rick</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=stotaro@totarotechnologies.com
href="mailto:stotaro@totarotechnologies.com">Steve Totaro</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com
href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com">Commercial and Business-Oriented
Asterisk Discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 14, 2008
21:14</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [asterisk-biz] Digium
enforcing its trademarks</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Poor form!<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Steve Totaro<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Jan 14, 2008 8:06 PM, flavio <<A
href="mailto:flavio@asteriskguide.com">flavio@asteriskguide.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>
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was checking right now. The trademark complaint, was not targeted to
us,<BR>specifically. I believe, Digium has asked google not only to remove
ads with<BR>the words Asterisk or Digium, but to stop printing any ad using
the keywords <BR>Asterisk and Digium. There is no single adword being
presented now, when you<BR>search Asterisk or Digium. So, marketing Asterisk
related products or<BR>services using google adwords is not an option
anymore. I don't know if it <BR>is temporary or permanent, but it seems
permanent.<BR>
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<DIV class=Wj3C7c><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Andrew
Joakimsen" <<A href="mailto:joakimsen@gmail.com">joakimsen@gmail.com
</A>><BR>To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk
Discussion"<BR><<A
href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com">asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com</A>><BR>Sent:
Monday, January 14, 2008 9:50 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Digium
enforcing its trademarks <BR><BR><BR>> Here are some good reads on the
subject:<BR>><BR>> <A
href="http://www.chillingeffects.org/trademark/faq.cgi"
target=_blank>http://www.chillingeffects.org/trademark/faq.cgi</A><BR>>
<A href="http://www.publaw.com/fairusetrade.html"
target=_blank>http://www.publaw.com/fairusetrade.html</A><BR>><BR>><BR>>
On Jan 14, 2008 6:48 PM, Andrew Joakimsen <<A
href="mailto:joakimsen@gmail.com">joakimsen@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>>> Asterisk is a product of Digium... yes.. But it is "fair
use" to say <BR>>> you are selling something that "works with"
asterisk.<BR>>><BR>>> Its like when you go to an aftermarket
autoparts place and buy a part<BR>>> for a BMW... the part is not made
by BMW but it is "compatible with" <BR>>> BMW so thats why they can
use the trademark.<BR>>><BR>>> I would appeal the decisions to
Google.<BR>>><BR>>> On Jan 14, 2008 9:33 AM, Flavio Goncalves
<<A href="mailto:flavio@asteriskguide.com">
flavio@asteriskguide.com</A>><BR>>> wrote:<BR>>>
><BR>>><BR>>> > I have received today a notice of
disaproval of my ad in Google<BR>>> > Adwords,<BR>>> >
because it was using the word Asterisk (A Digiumīs trademark). <BR>>>
> Interesting,<BR>>> > this announce point to our eCommerce
website <A href="http://www.shopvoip.com.br"
target=_blank>www.shopvoip.com.br</A> where<BR>>> > we<BR>>>
> actually sell Digium Interface Cards (we had sold more than 200 E1
<BR>>> > interfaces in the last two years). I could check that
other sites are<BR>>> > using<BR>>> > the word Asterisk in
their advertisments. Anyone with the same problem?<BR>>>
><BR>>> > Regards, <BR>>> ><BR>>> > Flavio E.
Goncalves<BR>>><BR>>> >
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