[school-discuss] Re: [OS:N:] Name change and Name Ideas needed

[Jon Adam <jonadam@knowhownet.net>]

Matt,

I was thinking about this and have spoken with Heather.  Basically
the 562 for surrendering would be partially the surrender fee, and
some of the legal expenses they had after your conversation.
Basically either way will cost you about 600.

I would like to further discuss this with you, however, whenever I
send you an email or respond to yours the email bouces back to me.
It looks like you have me in some kind of SPAM filter.  You might
check and see.

They haven;t sold anything to Tokyo as far as I know.  Now, have you
filed for non-profit status?  That could give you a little leverage.

Thanks

Jon

On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Matt Jezorek wrote:

> Hiya guys,
>
>    I am looking for ideas here. Blue Linux as a name is going to
have to
> be changed here is why. I can not afford to get a trademark
currently on
> Blue Linux its pretty expensive for a very small non-profit
organisation
> right now.
>
>    I also can not afford to protect the name. Back when I first
started to
> Blue Linux i tried to register bluelinux.org, bluelinux.com, and
> bluelinux.net. However I was only able to get .org. I have tried
almost
> daily to grab the other domains as they expire. I lost at this
battle.
> BlueLinux.com was snatched up in January by a company called CPi
Sites
> they own http://www.urlcollector.com/. I tried to make an offer to
buy the
> domain at what I feel is a fair price. I was denied and told that
I had to
> purchase it for $650 dollars US. I can not afford this. In the
process
> they told me they where going to complete the sale to a company in
Tokyo
> for $500.00 US. I can not compete I dont have the budget. Now it
apears
> that if I owned a trademark on Blue Linux I could then chase down
and get
> the domain of course they said the only way I could get it with a
> trademark from them is for them to charge me a "Surrender Fee" of
562.00
> US. Here is where I can not protect the name. Why would a company
in Tokyo
> buy "bluelinux.com" unless they where intending on providing
> software/services or a product under the Blue Linux name. While I
could
> stop a trademark with the prior art clause. I can not stop them
from using
> the domain name to release a product either competing with me or
against
> me or however you want to say it. I dont mind competition but I
dont want
> competition because of a .org or .com typo. So we feel it would
probably
> be best to change names.
>
> We are looking for ideas on the new name. We will provide credit
to the
> naming party. Any ideas are welcome please feel free to visit our
site for
> information about us so you can get a better idea on the naming
schema.
>
> Please help out!
>
>

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