09-25-2010, 10:13 AM | #16 | |
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Unless he's selling something on kindleminds.net, I wouldn't think Amazon would have much of a trademark infringement case as long as the site is marked as "Unofficial." Etienne66 Last edited by etienne66; 09-25-2010 at 10:32 AM. |
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09-25-2010, 10:48 AM | #17 |
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Not being neither UK'ian nor US'ian but through the British and American books/texts/readings I've read, I've come to the conclusion that appending -bollocks in British would probably be an insult.
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09-25-2010, 10:51 AM | #18 |
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09-25-2010, 10:53 AM | #19 |
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Or "pants." But starting a site called "kindlepants.com" would likely draw too much traffic from people looking for loose trousers with an especially large pocket.
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09-25-2010, 10:56 AM | #20 |
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09-25-2010, 10:57 AM | #21 |
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I'm reminded of an old 60 Minutes episode - on a similar issue. McDonalds (the fast food chain) was suing McDonalds (a Scottish family that marketed Scotch whiskey under the brand name McDonalds) - demanding they cease & desist using the name McDonalds - not only b/c it was the SAME brand name, but they claimed it associated drinking alcoholic beverages with their "wholesome" products.
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09-25-2010, 11:33 AM | #23 | |
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there are quite a few sites like this. the sites normally have some innocuous title like "ereader-reviews.com" but when you look close the actually only review kindles. a few have branched out and added a review or comparison of say Sony or Nook and amazingly the Kindle will always fair better in these comparisons. The sites never mention that they are paid in anyway by Amazon because its part of their Agreement. They are supposed to look independent while shilling for Amazon. Kindleminds breached the agreement by having named the site with Kindle in it. |
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09-25-2010, 11:33 AM | #24 |
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But isn't the problem just because the website affected is an affiliate (And he agreed to certain conditions as an affiliate). He can get rid of all his affiliate links and then keep the name.
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09-25-2010, 11:35 AM | #25 |
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The letter they received is saying the will buy the current domain if they agree to not use the word kindle in any domain names in the future. Thats how Amazon would prevent it by roping them into another agreement.
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09-25-2010, 07:26 PM | #27 |
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So now I understand why KindleCheapReads is now DailyCheapReads.
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In this same context are we allowed to start a thread title with the word Kindle ?
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If it was any different, the letter wouldn't come from the Amazon Associates department, but from a nasty Amazon lawyer with a nasty take down notice. |
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09-26-2010, 02:11 PM | #30 | |
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A trademark doesn't mean that Amazon owns the word Kindle. It only means that they're the only ones who can market an ebook reader under that name. |
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