Trademark holder did a poor job researching his trademark and finds prior use in a domain name now attempts to abuse anti cyber squatting laws to grab domain.
This is one of those areas of tech law that will need to be ironed out in the future perhaps adding a domain name check to the TM check when registering a trademark.
I hope the law going forward dose not favor the trademark holder over prior use owner.
Slackware was published in Walnut Creek, California right next door to Concord. (I live in Concord, had a chance to visit Slackware HQ and never did)
I think after WC CDrom shut down Slackware moved to Concord.
That may be why it matters.
Also building code enforcement takes bribes so even a 4.0 might fuck some buildings up.
Considering that your "homemade independant move" has a projected revenue of Jack and Shit there is a huge difference.
Exactly my point. $=enforcement. Most likely outcome if I call the FBI about my movie? "Sorry, you'll have to call the local police department. They won't do anything either, but hey, it'll get you off the line."
If the police do not procecute ever such offence then the law becomes unenforceable.
Again, exactly my point. Same law, but one crime is important and has victimized 'real live movie stars', and the other is ignored and 'public cable access'.
We shouldn't prosecute any bad guy if the law is not equally enforced across the board.
He who steps on others to reach the top has good balance.