Startup Threatened Into Settling Over Hyperlinking 333
An anonymous reader writes "A tiny startup that was threatened by a massive law firm over nothing more than a humble hyperlink has been forced to settle and change its linking policies, handing Goliath the win in this gratuitous trademark case. Under the agreement, real estate startup BlockShopper can no longer include hyperlinks anywhere on its website to Jones Day, a massive Chicago law firm, except explicitly on URL text. Essentially, jonesday.com is okay, but not blah blah blah." I wonder if the owners of jonesdaysucks.com feel the same way.
oh yizzo (Score:5, Funny)
frist psot beeoches [jonesday.com]
This just in.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This just in.... (Score:3, Funny)
yeah but only because they are cunts [jonesday.com], plus I'd hope that links in Slashdot comments are ignored by search engines.
Re:Apropos of nothing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:oh yizzo (Score:5, Funny)
Jonesday.com sucks [jonesday.com] Jones Day sucks the farts out of cows' asses [jonesday.com] They suck bad [jonesday.com] They are miserable failures [jonesday.com] They suck donkey cock [jonesday.com] JonesDay.com sacrifices Chinese babies in the name of Satan [jonesday.com] Jones Day still sucks [jonesday.com] Jones Day sucks, sucks, sucks [jonesday.com] jonesday.com wishes they had just shut the fuck up [jonesday.com]
Re:oh yizzo (Score:2, Funny)
I [jonesday.com] get [jonesday.com] the [jonesday.com] feeling [jonesday.com] that [jonesday.com] they [jonesday.com] are [jonesday.com] soon [jonesday.com] to [jonesday.com] learn [jonesday.com] about [jonesday.com] what [jonesday.com] is [jonesday.com] called [jonesday.com] The [jonesday.com] Streisand [jonesday.com] Effect [jonesday.com] - You [jonesday.com] know, [jonesday.com] it's [jonesday.com] where [jonesday.com] you [jonesday.com] fuck [jonesday.com] up [jonesday.com] on [jonesday.com] the [jonesday.com] Internet [jonesday.com] and [jonesday.com] the [jonesday.com] entire [jonesday.com] fucking [jonesday.com] Internet [jonesday.com]
takes [jonesday.com] a [jonesday.com] moment [jonesday.com] to [jonesday.com] let [jonesday.com] you [jonesday.com] know [jonesday.com] about [jonesday.com] it.... [jonesday.com] lol [jonesday.com]
Too bad slashdot has so many annoying filters or else I wouldn't have to type these additional comments to bypass them.
Libel! (Score:5, Funny)
You know... (Score:5, Funny)
Scriptkiddies could finally be useful!
The Judge Seriously Said That? (Score:5, Funny)
That sounds like bad dialog from a Lifetime network lawyer movie or something.
Re:oh yizzo (Score:2, Funny)
Re:RTFA, it's not about hot linking (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
Re:Cue the Streisand effect in 3...2...1... (Score:2, Funny)
I [jonesday.com] wanted [jonesday.com] to [jonesday.com] do [jonesday.com] this [jonesday.com] one [jonesday.com] letter [jonesday.com] at [jonesday.com] a [jonesday.com] time [jonesday.com] but [jonesday.com] decided [jonesday.com] all [jonesday.com] the [jonesday.com] link [jonesday.com] marks [jonesday.com] would [jonesday.com] make [jonesday.com] it [jonesday.com] impossible [jonesday.com] to [jonesday.com] read.. [jonesday.com]
Re:oh yizzo (Score:5, Funny)
Re:oh yizzo (Score:3, Funny)
Come now. Seriously. "In Soviet Russia, Streissand affects you!"
Was it that hard?
Re:Apropos of nothing (Score:5, Funny)
The micro-dicked weasel [jonesday.com] (Mustela diem) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. In Europe it is known as the cockless weasel [jonesday.com] or short-dick weasel [jonesday.com].
Physical Description
The micro-dicked weasel [jonesday.com] is a member of the family Mustelidae, which includes martens, mink, otters, ferrets, and wolverines. The micro-dicked weasel [jonesday.com]'s low legs, wide hind-quarters, and poor diet give it a pronounced waddle. The micro-dicked weasel [jonesday.com]'s skin secretes a thick, syrupy oil which gives it's coat a greasy sheen.
I wonder how long a wikipedia page would last...
Re:oh yizzo (Score:1, Funny)
Insert text here [url.here]
It's already slashdotted...!
Re:grasp of technical matters fail (Score:5, Funny)
Lawyers generally don't strive on the reputation of being likable.
Now you tell me.
Re:All those lawyers... (Score:2, Funny)