---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 02:55 PM 1/20/04, you wrote: >Sure , and what was the pitch? What pitch? >what brand did you talk of? What brand? >to me 17 years old are dangerous terrorists nowadays. Isaac, sounds like you've been watch too much news from the US! :-) > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > > part de Hechler Family > > Envoy=E9 : mardi 20 janvier 2004 19:33 > > =C0 : pianotech > > Objet : OT not so funny: Microsoft vs Mike Rowe Soft > > (mikerowesoft.com) > > > > > > ------::: > > MICROSOFT TAKES ON TEEN'S MIKEROWESOFT.COM > > Monday, January 19, 2004 9:25 AM EST (1425 GMT) > > > > VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) > > It's Microsoft versus Mike Rowe Soft. > > > > Michael Rowe, a 17-year-old high school senior and Web designer from > > Victoria, has angered the software giant by registering an Internet > > site with the address www.MikeRoweSoft.com. > > > > "Since my name is Mike Rowe, I thought it would be funny to > > add 'soft' > > to the end of it," said Rowe. > > > > Microsoft, however, is not amused. It has demanded that he give up > > his domain name. In November, Rowe received a letter from > > Microsoft's > > Canadian lawyers informing him he was committing copyright > > infringement. > > > > "I didn't think they would get all their high-priced lawyers to come > > after me," Rowe said. > > > > He wrote back asking to be compensated for giving up his > > name. Microsoft's lawyers offered him $10 in U.S. funds. Then he > > asked for $10,000. > > > > On Thursday, he received a 25-page letter accusing him of trying to > > force Microsoft into giving him a large settlement. > > > > "I never even thought of getting anything out of them," he said, > > adding that he only asked for the $10,000 because he was > > "sort of mad > > at them for only offering 10 bucks." > > > > Microsoft company spokesman Jim Desler said Sunday, "Microsoft has > > been in communication with Mr. Rowe in a good faith effort > > to reach a > > mutually agreeable resolution." > > > > Rowe is keeping his sense of humor. "It's not their name. It's my > > name. I just think it's kind of funny that they'd go after a > > 17-year-old," Rowe said. > > > > > > -- > > Duaine Hechler > > Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ > > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > > Reed Organ Society Member > > St. Louis, MO 63034 > > (314) 838-5587 > > dahechler@charter.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ab/59/f1/d2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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