[asterisk-users] Twitter is Suing me!!!

[Charles Alvis]

Good Luck,

I went though this with Yahoo in the early 2000s.   Their basic argument is
that their mark is included in your mark and they want your domain.  They
are domain bullies.   I went ahead and purchased your app because it sounded
pretty cool.  I wish the best for you.




On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net> wrote:

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> This isn’t asterisk related but I figure several developers on this list
> have built apps for Twitter (or other 3rd party API’s).
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> Just found out a few hours ago I’m being sued by Twitter
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> Feel free to tweet this link ( www.MyTwitterButler.com/I’m_Being_Sued<http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I'm_Being_Sued>) or forward on the link to any journalists you know.
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> If you are on dig here’s a dig link.
> http://digg.com/software/My_Twitter_Butler_I_m_Being_Sued
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> Regards,
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> Dean Collins
> dean at MyTwitterButler.com<dean at MyTwitterButler.com?subject=I'm%20being%20Sued>
> +1-212-203-4357   New York
> +61-2-9016-5642   (Sydney in-dial).
> +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial).
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> *From:* Dean Collins
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:37 PM
> *Subject:* Twitter is Suing me!!!
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> So not only are Twitter fighting battles with Russian hackers they are now
> fighting their own third party API developer community !!
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> I received this email 30 minutes ago stating that Twitter is suing me??
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> Basically they feel that my application - www.MyTwitterButler.com<http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/>does the following.
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> *1/ That anyone using the API to auto follow people are breaching the
> TOS??*
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> *2/ That no one can use the word “Twitter” in their domain*
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> *3/ That somehow people might be confused my application is related to
> twitter even though every page is labeled *
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> *“**Copyright 2009 © My Twitter Butler - Not related in anyway to Twitter
> Inc, if I owned Twitter would i be spending my time building this app??*
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> Is this the end for Twitter 3rd party developers?
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> Have they forgotten that it was people like me who saw a need and built an
> application using the publicly defined Twitter API to add value to the
> Twitter ecosystem?
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> I have asked Twitters lawyers for a conference call tomorrow to clear up
> ‘WHY’ they feel anyone using the twitter API to auto follow people is an
> illegal act and will be looking forward to their answers about ‘WHY’ the
> twitter API was built in the first place if they want to sue people for
> using it.
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> www.MyTwitterButler.com/I’m_Being_Sued<http://www.mytwitterbutler.com/I'm_Being_Sued>
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> Regards,
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> Dean Collins
> dean at MyTwitterButler.com
> +1-212-203-4357   New York
> +61-2-9016-5642   (Sydney in-dial).
> +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial).
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