Microsoft Lightens Up on Teen's Mikerowesoft Site (Reuters)

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"CNN.com - Microsoft takes on teen's
site MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 19, 2004"

"CNN.com - Microsoft takes on teen's
site MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 19, 2004" 01/22/2004 02:49 AM

Microsoft lightens up, ends fight
against MikeRoweSoft

Microsoft lightens up, ends fight
against MikeRoweSoft 01/24/2004 06:47 AM
Seattle Times Jan 24 2004 9:16AM GMT

Microsoft eases off on teen's
Mikerowesoft.com

Microsoft eases off on teen's
Mikerowesoft.com 01/22/2004 03:13 AM
CNN Jan 21 2004 6:01PM GMT

Last Stop for Teen's Tram Obsession
(Reuters)

Last Stop for Teen's Tram Obsession
(Reuters) 04/18/2005 10:14 AM
Reuters - An Australian teen-ager described by police as a good kid with an obsession for trams reached the end of the line Monday when he faced charges over the theft of two trolley cars in the southern city of Melbourne.

Last stop for Australian teen's tram
obsession (Reuters)

Last stop for Australian teen's tram
obsession (Reuters) 04/18/2005 12:12 AM
Reuters - An Australian teenager described by police as a good kid with an obsession for trams reached the end of the line on Monday when he faced charges over the theft of two trolley cars in the southern city of Melbourne.

MikeRoweSoft Settles with Microsoft

MikeRoweSoft Settles with Microsoft 01/26/2004 03:03 PM
MikeR oweSoft Settles with Microsoft for an XBox
Mike Rowe had a website named after himself that was alot like the mega-corp.
MS wanted to give him $10 to change the domain, he wanted $10k. They settled on a trip to Redmond, some traffic redirection and an XBox.

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"CNN.com - Microsoft to take over
MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 26, 2004"

"CNN.com - Microsoft to take over
MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 26, 2004" 01/27/2004 03:31 AM

Microsoft sues MikeRoweSoft.Com

Microsoft sues MikeRoweSoft.Com 01/19/2004 06:13 AM

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Microsoft Takes On MikeRoweSoft

Microsoft Takes On MikeRoweSoft 01/19/2004 01:44 AM
I'm surprised this one hasn't gotten more attention yet (though, it probably will). A kid in Canada named Mike Rowe needed a name for his website design business, and picked the somewhat obvious choice: MikeRoweSoft.com. The legal folks at a company you might have heard of, Microsoft, didn't take too kindly to that, and sent the typical threatening legal letter. They offered Mr. Rowe a whopping $10 for the domain. He wrote back saying $10,000 seemed more appropriate - and now Microsoft is accusing him of holding the domain hostage to try to get money out of Microsoft. I read the story a few times before I actually believed it. Even the name of the Microsoft law firm involved in this case (Smart & Biggar) made me wonder if it's all a big hoax - but it all seems real enough. Before the legal beagles chip in with the point that Microsoft needs to do this to protect their trademark, I'll respond by saying that this should be a perfect example of why that rule doesn't make much sense. How many people are actually going to confuse MikeRoweSoft with Microsoft? If anything, Mr. Rowe is going to have more trouble getting people to remember what his domain name is - as he's going to need to spell it out to everyone. However, as a publicity stunt for Mr. Rowe's web design business, this is probably going to help him out quite a bit.

Mikerowesoft.com is surrendered to
Microsoft

Mikerowesoft.com is surrendered to
Microsoft 01/27/2004 05:26 AM
Ananova Jan 27 2004 9:50AM GMT

Microsoft makes nice with mikerowesoft

Microsoft makes nice with mikerowesoft 01/25/2004 06:21 AM
Chicago Sun-Times Jan 25 2004 11:08AM GMT

Microsoft Agrees Settlement Over
MikeRoweSoft.com

Microsoft Agrees Settlement Over
MikeRoweSoft.com 01/26/2004 02:58 PM

Microsoft amenaza a un estudiante por el
dominio MikeRoweSoft.com

Microsoft amenaza a un estudiante por el
dominio MikeRoweSoft.com 01/22/2004 02:53 AM

B.C. teen agrees to trade
mikerowesoft.com domain for Microsoft
goodies

B.C. teen agrees to trade
mikerowesoft.com domain for Microsoft
goodies 01/23/2004 09:54 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 24 2004 1:37AM GMT

Microsoft settles with teen over Web
site (Reuters)

Microsoft settles with teen over Web
site (Reuters) 01/24/2004 02:19 AM
Reuters - In the end, it paid to be Mike Rowe.

Kmart Lightens Up Again

Kmart Lightens Up Again 06/30/2004 12:42 PM
This year's turnaround darling sells a few more locations to an old adversary.

Google lightens up

Google lightens up 09/01/2004 02:30 AM
Bangkok Post Sep 1 2004 6:45AM GMT

Verizon Lightens Up For New IT Focus

Verizon Lightens Up For New IT Focus 09/02/2004 11:48 AM
Internet News Sep 2 2004 4:02PM GMT

Teen's Playstation study published

Teen's Playstation study published 06/24/2005 03:08 PM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Jun 23, 04:09 pm GMT

Georgia teen's sex sentence overturned

Georgia teen's sex sentence overturned 05/03/2004 03:02 PM

Police probe teen's internet contacts

Police probe teen's internet contacts 04/02/2005 02:07 PM
Irish News Apr 2 2005 6:03PM GMT

Police probe nixes teen's tsunami effort

Police probe nixes teen's tsunami effort 01/04/2005 01:07 PM
CNET News.com Jan 4 2005 5:15PM GMT

MikeRoweSoft.com

MikeRoweSoft.com 01/18/2004 12:33 PM

Website row pits B.C. teen against Microsoft: Based on this, I predict that any database developer named Ora Kill will likely meet the same fate.

Microsoft Corp. of Seattle, currently valued at $300 billion US, wants Mike Rowe to give up www.mikerowesoft.com as his Internet domain name. The company claims copyright infringement of its name. Through its law firm in Canada, Microsoft has offered him $10 US — what Rowe paid last August to register the domain.

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"mikerowesoft.com"

"mikerowesoft.com" 01/22/2004 02:49 AM

MikeRoweSoft

MikeRoweSoft 01/18/2004 10:26 AM
Microsoft to crush MikeRoweSoft - a high school student's part-time web design site. Throw away the key, boys.

I Am MikeRoweSoft

I Am MikeRoweSoft 01/18/2004 09:21 PM
Website row pits B.C. teen against MicrosoftVICTORIA - A Vancouver Island high school student who does Web site design part-time is locked in a legal...

True Believers: Behold The Microsoft
User Network, A Microsoft Fan Site

True Believers: Behold The Microsoft
User Network, A Microsoft Fan Site 11/03/2003 01:27 PM
Mac Observer Nov 3 2003 12:01PM ET

Oz teen's crime spree financed mobile
phone addiction

Oz teen's crime spree financed mobile
phone addiction 08/05/2004 08:49 AM
Steal-as-you-go

Teen's "violent" stick-figure drawing
gets him kicked out of school

Teen's "violent" stick-figure drawing
gets him kicked out of school 11/13/2003 10:09 AM
Expulsion for stick figure violence .. DEEPENS: .. kidding

news-press.com/news/local_state/031111zerotolerance.html
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Mikerowesoft gets lucky

Mikerowesoft gets lucky 01/23/2004 12:15 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Jan 23 2004 4:46AM GMT

NYPD Cracks Down on Internet
Distribution of a Teen's Suicide Police
Video

NYPD Cracks Down on Internet
Distribution of a Teen's Suicide Police
Video 06/08/2004 10:07 PM
Officer.com Jun 9 2004 0:51AM GMT

" Secret Service Investigates Teen's Art
Project Depicting Bush As Devil "

" Secret Service Investigates Teen's Art
Project Depicting Bush As Devil " 04/27/2004 08:57 AM

Boy swaps MikeRoweSoft for Xbox

Boy swaps MikeRoweSoft for Xbox 01/26/2004 07:08 AM
BBC Jan 26 2004 10:31AM GMT

MikeRoweSoft Names His Price

MikeRoweSoft Names His Price 01/27/2004 06:49 AM
After being warned in a 25-page letter from Microsoft that his website name was a copyright infringement, plucky Mike Rowe agrees to rechristen the site. Microsoft sweetens the deal with some incentives.

MikeRoweSoft settles for an Xbox

MikeRoweSoft settles for an Xbox 01/26/2004 06:48 AM

MikeRoweSoft settles--for an Xbox

MikeRoweSoft settles--for an Xbox 01/26/2004 10:18 AM
ZDNet Jan 26 2004 2:35PM GMT

Teen gets Xbox for MikeRoweSoft

Teen gets Xbox for MikeRoweSoft 01/26/2004 07:01 AM
A Canadian teenager has agreed to hand over his website to Microsoft in exchange for a goodie bag.

MSFT's MikeRoweSoft.com letter on eBay

MSFT's MikeRoweSoft.com letter on eBay 01/28/2004 02:34 PM
Mike Rowe (the kid who got a stupid trademark hassle from MSFT over his use of MikeRoweSoft.com, and subsequently settled for an XBox and a trip to Redmond) is selling off the threatening letter on eBay. Link

WFTV.com - News - Secret Service
Investigates Teen's Art Project
Depicting Bush As Devil

WFTV.com - News - Secret Service
Investigates Teen's Art Project
Depicting Bush As Devil 04/27/2004 10:17 AM
Secret Service Investigates Teen's Art Project Depicting Bush As Devil .. drawing pictures of Bush .. has been disciplined .. Full Story @ WFTV

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