Re: [OT] Harassment of open source developer !
der.hans wrote:
> Actually, this appears to be the German way in this case :). First it's
> in .de. Second, notice that it's a German word, not an English word, e.g.
> Illustrator vs. illustrator. He should change it to Killustrator and see
> if the .us portion of Adobe comes after him ;-).
I don't understand the distinction you're making. Is "illustrator" a word
in German also? The only difference I see in "Illustrator vs. illustrator"
is the capitalization.
> The real problem is that they apparently didn't just ask that he change
> it. The 4.000 DM bill is what sucks the most.
Most likely, these lawyers are just cheap ambulance-chasers who have no
business relationship with Adobe, and are trying to subsidize their
pathetic existence by billing the KIllustrator developers. As I
understand it, in Germany, any lawyer can attack a copyright or
trademark infringement in this way without the awareness of the
copyright or trademark owner. Which seems like a pretty stupid way for
the system to work, unless of course, lawyers are as influential in the
German legislature as they are in the US, in which case their motivation
is perfectly comprehensible, though no less contemptible.
Craig
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