Comments on: All your Dell are belong to us http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/ Musings on design, web standards and free software from a Sri Lankan geek Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: the1truecoolguy http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-380 the1truecoolguy Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:04:09 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-380 Wow. Sometimes these big corporations amaze me. This reminds me of a similar situation with Microsoft last year. A 17 year old Canadian named Mike Rowe decided to buy www.MikeRoweSoft.com . Sure enough, MSFT came after him...how strange... http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/19/offbeat.mike.rowe.soft.ap/ Wow. Sometimes these big corporations amaze me. This reminds me of a similar situation with Microsoft last year. A 17 year old Canadian named Mike Rowe decided to buy www.MikeRoweSoft.com . Sure enough, MSFT came after him…how strange…

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/19/offbeat.mike.rowe.soft.ap/

]]> By: Mahangu http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-381 Mahangu Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:24:31 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-381 It's court cases like these (and in most cases their outcomes) that make me lose faith in the law everywhere. It’s court cases like these (and in most cases their outcomes) that make me lose faith in the law everywhere.

]]> By: Asela http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-382 Asela Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:52:46 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-382 shame. shame.

]]> By: Vicki http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-383 Vicki Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:05:56 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-383 Thanks, Prabhath... very much appreciated and by Paul too. Thanks, Prabhath… very much appreciated and by Paul too.

]]> By: sittingnut http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-384 sittingnut Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:17:34 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-384 the problem is to determine to what extent the website profited from business that came it's way due to dell (the big one) and it's brand. after all these days brand is the main product of many companies, especially ones where the basic product has more or less become a commodity like in pc business. let's not forget that for few legitimate companies with similar brand names there are hundreds of others specially created to take advantage other's brands. enough of me being devil's advocate, i do hope paul dell wins this with costs. as several others have. the problem is to determine to what extent the website profited from business that came it’s way due to dell (the big one) and it’s brand. after all these days brand is the main product of many companies, especially ones where the basic product has more or less become a commodity like in pc business. let’s not forget that for few legitimate companies with similar brand names there are hundreds of others specially created to take advantage other’s brands.
enough of me being devil’s advocate, i do hope paul dell wins this with costs. as several others have.

]]> By: Dulan http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-385 Dulan Sun, 19 Feb 2006 03:23:07 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-385 Since there doesn't seem to be any attempt by Paul to copy the "look and feel" of the sites by Dell Computers, it's obvious that Paul hasn't tried to unduly benefit from the similarity of his surname to that of a more popularly known Dell. This is an age where the <a href="http://www.pfc.org.in/info/amla.htm" rel="nofollow">Japanese and Americans are patenting Ayurvedic methods</a> and where the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4382308.stm" rel="nofollow">smell of freshly cut grass is being patented</a>. To me, there is a likelihood that surnames - despite being common to people - could soon end up being trademarked. <em>O tempora, O mores!</em> Since there doesn’t seem to be any attempt by Paul to copy the “look and feel” of the sites by Dell Computers, it’s obvious that Paul hasn’t tried to unduly benefit from the similarity of his surname to that of a more popularly known Dell.

This is an age where the Japanese and Americans are patenting Ayurvedic methods and where the smell of freshly cut grass is being patented. To me, there is a likelihood that surnames - despite being common to people - could soon end up being trademarked.

O tempora, O mores!

]]> By: John Dell http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-388 John Dell Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:02:56 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-388 As someone with the surname Dell myself I am horrified by this - As I understand it Paul Dell was not a "cybersquatter" - (someone who had just bought a domain name + done nothing with it ); he is clearly using the domain to try and make a living. Dell computers never gave him a chance to negotiate, he just got the court summons out of the blue. When he tried to make sure there could be no confusion with Dell computers by making ammending his home page to clearly point out that it was run by a Mr Paul Dell living in Menorca the Dell corporation came back claiming more money because there was now another mention of the word "Dell" on the web site - ie the "Dell" in Paul Dell! - There are thousands of Dells throughout the world - what are we supposed to do? Will we be taken to court if we dare to use our own name on our blogs and websites? - Will the Dell Corporation want the names of all the Dells who died in the World wars erased from War memorials because it could confuse any passed by who might think the memorial had something to do with the Dell computer corporation? Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, should hang his head in shame. As someone with the surname Dell myself I am horrified by this - As I understand it Paul Dell was not a “cybersquatter” - (someone who had just bought a domain name + done nothing with it ); he is clearly using the domain to try and make a living. Dell computers never gave him a chance to negotiate, he just got the court summons out of the blue. When he tried to make sure there could be no confusion with Dell computers by making ammending his home page to clearly point out that it was run by a Mr Paul Dell living in Menorca the Dell corporation came back claiming more money because there was now another mention of the word “Dell” on the web site - ie the “Dell” in Paul Dell! - There are thousands of Dells throughout the world - what are we supposed to do? Will we be taken to court if we dare to use our own name on our blogs and websites? - Will the Dell Corporation want the names of all the Dells who died in the World wars erased from War memorials because it could confuse any passed by who might think the memorial had something to do with the Dell computer corporation? Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, should hang his head in shame.

]]> By: MediaRocker http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-703 MediaRocker Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:27:18 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-703 Well honestly dell is out of sync on this. after all its his name! why dont they sue all the other 3,000,000,000 dell's in the world? but i also have a problem too.. someone stole my companies name to use it for a spam and phishing site. My company is small. i dont make much money off of it. but i do it because i like to help. i run a custom computer and computer repair buissness and i know about big buisnesses sueing their liknesses. but honestly dells lawsuit is unnessicary. Dell hasnt done anything wrong. i do not belive dell is a cybersquatter..(which now i just noticed john elaborated on earlyer) Although i do not use my real name in my company anylonger due to the threat of it being misused on the internet, i recently faced legal action from a local company that had beleived i stole their name. which of all was not true, i had my company well established (although it wasnt really pulling in money and few people knew about it) before they had and they had descovered me. they dropped the charges shortly after a settlement talk that i retain the rights to my name and that they would then change theirs. but i also see dells point in case as well (not that i support their action but) dellwebsites.com looks like a site to luer dell customers away and phish information (although this is simply not the case) also they have a registered trademark on the name.. (although yet again this is simply not the case) why dont they sue Dell Foo Youngs Chineese Resteraunt? www.dellfoo.com (ironicly this is a parody of the name, "your getting a dell foo" *foo being slang for fool* ) (no this isnt a real place.. i think..) but yeah. i'm with you on this. your name is dell.. what are they gonna do.. make all Dells born change their names? Sorry dell. i feel for you. (and not meaning this is a bad way i'll still buy dell computers cause HP's are all i get service calls on) Hope everything works out. and i support you. Well honestly dell is out of sync on this. after all its his name! why dont they sue all the other 3,000,000,000 dell’s in the world?

but i also have a problem too.. someone stole my companies name to use it for a spam and phishing site.

My company is small. i dont make much money off of it. but i do it because i like to help. i run a custom computer and computer repair buissness and i know about big buisnesses sueing their liknesses. but honestly dells lawsuit is unnessicary. Dell hasnt done anything wrong. i do not belive dell is a cybersquatter..(which now i just noticed john elaborated on earlyer)

Although i do not use my real name in my company anylonger due to the threat of it being misused on the internet, i recently faced legal action from a local company that had beleived i stole their name. which of all was not true, i had my company well established (although it wasnt really pulling in money and few people knew about it) before they had and they had descovered me. they dropped the charges shortly after a settlement talk that i retain the rights to my name and that they would then change theirs.

but i also see dells point in case as well (not that i support their action but) dellwebsites.com looks like a site to luer dell customers away and phish information (although this is simply not the case) also they have a registered trademark on the name.. (although yet again this is simply not the case) why dont they sue Dell Foo Youngs Chineese Resteraunt? www.dellfoo.com (ironicly this is a parody of the name, “your getting a dell foo” *foo being slang for fool* ) (no this isnt a real place.. i think..) but yeah. i’m with you on this. your name is dell.. what are they gonna do.. make all Dells born change their names?

Sorry dell. i feel for you.

(and not meaning this is a bad way i’ll still buy dell computers cause HP’s are all i get service calls on)

Hope everything works out. and i support you.

]]> By: MediaRocker http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-704 MediaRocker Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:32:10 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/17/all-your-dell-are-belong-to-us/#comment-704 Backtrack here.. Paul dell's site has helped me alot! i came across this somehow. and paul's site had templates that i was looking for! thanks paul! Backtrack here.. Paul dell’s site has helped me alot! i came across this somehow. and paul’s site had templates that i was looking for! thanks paul!

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