@DannyMac to Technology • 7 months agoA software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebookwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square83arrow-up1924arrow-down114
arrow-up1910arrow-down1external-linkA software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebookwww.engadget.com@DannyMac to Technology • 7 months agomessage-square83
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish59•7 months agoI predict that years will go by and it’ll still be called Threads.
minus-squarebody_by_makelinkfedilinkEnglish39•7 months agoJust like Meta is a stolen name. Facebook doesn’t care.
minus-square@SirQuackTheDucklinkEnglish10•7 months agoThat’s why the UK company is using a cease-and-desist approach, which apparently is an option in the UK.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoI’d just sue em for a bunch of money and then license the name to them for a bunch more, and the website for a bunch more…
minus-squareAlien Nathan EdwardlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoenjoy being tied up in court until you run out of money and they win by default
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoCan I sue for my legal fees or negotaite a percentage of winnings with my lawyer?
I predict that years will go by and it’ll still be called Threads.
Just like Meta is a stolen name. Facebook doesn’t care.
That’s why the UK company is using a cease-and-desist approach, which apparently is an option in the UK.
Absolutely zero care. Too much money gushing in.
I’d just sue em for a bunch of money and then license the name to them for a bunch more, and the website for a bunch more…
enjoy being tied up in court until you run out of money and they win by default
Can I sue for my legal fees or negotaite a percentage of winnings with my lawyer?
Only if the lawyer is convinced they can win it.
I’m good at convincing.
So are lawyers. It’s their job.