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

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

Microsoft Lightens Up on Teen's
Mikerowesoft Site (Reuters) 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. indicated on Tuesday it might have overreacted to the Web site of Canadian teenager Mike Rowe who had added the word "soft" to his name and registered the address mikerowesoft.com.

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

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.

"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 Takes on Teen Over Web Site
(AP)

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site
(AP) 01/19/2004 08:22 AM
AP - Mike Rowe thinks it's funny that his catchy name for a Web site design company sounds a lot like Microsoft.

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site

Microsoft Takes on Teen Over Web Site 01/22/2004 02:10 AM

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

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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Microsoft sues MikeRoweSoft.Com

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

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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

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

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

Bill Gates' Web Site - Speech
Transcript: Microsoft CEO Summit 2004

Bill Gates' Web Site - Speech
Transcript: Microsoft CEO Summit 2004 05/21/2004 08:40 AM
Remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation .. microsoft.com/billgates/speeches .. Transcript

microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2004/05-20CEOSummit.asp< br />track this site | 5 links

Studies Show What It Takes to Be a Top

E-Commerce Site

Studies Show What It Takes to Be a Top

E-Commerce Site 04/11/2005 06:03 PM
Two new financial industry studies by Keynote Systems are spotlighting how Web site usability and performance go hand in hand to drive e-commerce competition.

Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of
Spin' (AP)

Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of
Spin' (AP) 09/25/2004 09:34 AM
AP - Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.

Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of
Spin'

Web Site Takes Aim at 'Arms Race of
Spin' 09/25/2004 09:55 AM
AP via Daily Press Sep 25 2004 2:09PM GMT

Google takes stake in Chinese site
Baidu.com

Google takes stake in Chinese site
Baidu.com 06/15/2004 02:57 PM
Sify Jun 15 2004 6:38PM GMT

Disgruntled employee takes down
ex-firm's Web site with spam attack

Disgruntled employee takes down
ex-firm's Web site with spam attack 07/13/2004 05:30 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 13 2004 10:15AM GMT

Microsoft to boost search tools:
Microsoft Corp. will soon release
technology that takes

Microsoft to boost search tools:
Microsoft Corp. will soon release
technology that takes 05/27/2004 03:23 AM
NDTV May 27 2004 7:05AM 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

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.

iChat AV Takes Flight with In-Air Wi-Fi
(05-Jul-2004; 2.5K)

iChat AV Takes Flight with In-Air Wi-Fi
(05-Jul-2004; 2.5K) 07/05/2004 08:48 PM

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.

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

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...

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.

Asia-Pac PC market takes a slight dip in
2004

Asia-Pac PC market takes a slight dip in
2004 04/21/2004 07:36 AM
CNET Asia Apr 21 2004 11:53AM GMT

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

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

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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

Mikerowesoft gets lucky

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

Netsky Takes The Biggest Worm Of 2004
Award

Netsky Takes The Biggest Worm Of 2004
Award 12/31/2004 06:44 PM
TechWeb Dec 31 2004 10:23PM GMT

CNN.com - Kerry takes Tennessee and
Virginia, CNN projects - Feb. 10, 2004

CNN.com - Kerry takes Tennessee and
Virginia, CNN projects - Feb. 10, 2004 02/11/2004 01:15 AM
General whatsisname from that one political party drops out of the pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-election race .. Senator John Kerry has won both the Virginia and Tennessee primaries .. Primary day dawns in Tennessee, Virginia .. Kerry wins in South, Clark to quit .. CNN

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