Dell happily ruining one man firm over domain "infringement"

D

Danny Boy

Multinational computer giant Dell is about to grind down Paul Dell, a UK
web designer living in Menorca outside Spain. Paul is running his own,
small business, creating web sites. Therefore, his firm is called Dell
Web Sites, and the domain he has is www.dellwebsites.

That's something he shouldn't have done, at least according to Dell
computers, who think the domain rightfully belong to them. Hence, they
have been after Paul for a couple of years, giving him no rest. Just
recently, they turned up the heat, suing him for 100,000.00 Euro in
damages (that's about USD 120,000.00) to be paid to Dell America. In
addition to that, Dell France (where he used to live/work and where
Dell's lawyers are working from) want 50,000.00 Euro (USD 60,000.00) and
then there some posts on 40,000.00 Euro and more.

Paul has decided to fight Dell as he simply want to keep his domain and
be left alone. He's not interested in any out-of-court settlements and
Non-Disclosure Agreements as the world desperately need public court
decisions in as many jurisdictions as possible, covering as many cases
as possible, in order to give us some guidance. Every private settlement
out of court will just leave the field wide open for the multinationals
to allow them harass and crush little guys like you and me.

To read more about Dell vs Paul, read the article from last year here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/dell_domain_dispute/

Here's a newly set-up blog: http://pauldell.blogspot.com/

Cheers,
Danny
 
D

Don Schmidt

A similar event took place here in the Northwest (USA) were a cozy little
coffee shop by the name of Sambuck's in Astoria OR was the victim of
Starbuck's who tried to storm through Astoria like Panzers through Poland.
Sambuck's is owned and operated by Samantha Buck. After a couple of years
of public outcry Starbuck's retreated with their tail between their legs. I
thought during the early months of Starbuck's terror Sambuck's should have
put a sign in their window saying "Our Coffee tastes better than Starbuck's
Coffee." I would think that would have left no doubt Sambuck's was not part
of the Starbuck's Reich.

So, my suggestion for Paul Dell would be, add a tag line on his website
saying, "We are not part of the Dell Computer Company. We have nice people
here."
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

or remember that kid a few years ago... Mike Soft or something like that?


|A similar event took place here in the Northwest (USA) were a cozy little
| coffee shop by the name of Sambuck's in Astoria OR was the victim of
| Starbuck's who tried to storm through Astoria like Panzers through Poland.
| Sambuck's is owned and operated by Samantha Buck. After a couple of years
| of public outcry Starbuck's retreated with their tail between their legs.
I
| thought during the early months of Starbuck's terror Sambuck's should have
| put a sign in their window saying "Our Coffee tastes better than
Starbuck's
| Coffee." I would think that would have left no doubt Sambuck's was not
part
| of the Starbuck's Reich.
|
| So, my suggestion for Paul Dell would be, add a tag line on his website
| saying, "We are not part of the Dell Computer Company. We have nice people
| here."
|
| --
| Don
| "May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)
|
|
| | > Multinational computer giant Dell is about to grind down Paul Dell, a UK
| > web designer living in Menorca outside Spain. Paul is running his own,
| > small business, creating web sites. Therefore, his firm is called Dell
Web
| > Sites, and the domain he has is www.dellwebsites.
| >
| > That's something he shouldn't have done, at least according to Dell
| > computers, who think the domain rightfully belong to them. Hence, they
| > have been after Paul for a couple of years, giving him no rest. Just
| > recently, they turned up the heat, suing him for 100,000.00 Euro in
| > damages (that's about USD 120,000.00) to be paid to Dell America. In
| > addition to that, Dell France (where he used to live/work and where
Dell's
| > lawyers are working from) want 50,000.00 Euro (USD 60,000.00) and then
| > there some posts on 40,000.00 Euro and more.
| >
| > Paul has decided to fight Dell as he simply want to keep his domain and
be
| > left alone. He's not interested in any out-of-court settlements and
| > Non-Disclosure Agreements as the world desperately need public court
| > decisions in as many jurisdictions as possible, covering as many cases
as
| > possible, in order to give us some guidance. Every private settlement
out
| > of court will just leave the field wide open for the multinationals to
| > allow them harass and crush little guys like you and me.
| >
| > To read more about Dell vs Paul, read the article from last year here:
| > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/dell_domain_dispute/
| >
| > Here's a newly set-up blog: http://pauldell.blogspot.com/
| >
| > Cheers,
| > Danny
|
|
 
D

Don Schmidt

No. I've never heard the Mike Soft story.

don


Rob Giordano (Crash) said:
or remember that kid a few years ago... Mike Soft or something like that?


|A similar event took place here in the Northwest (USA) were a cozy little
| coffee shop by the name of Sambuck's in Astoria OR was the victim of
| Starbuck's who tried to storm through Astoria like Panzers through
Poland.
| Sambuck's is owned and operated by Samantha Buck. After a couple of
years
| of public outcry Starbuck's retreated with their tail between their
legs.
I
| thought during the early months of Starbuck's terror Sambuck's should
have
| put a sign in their window saying "Our Coffee tastes better than
Starbuck's
| Coffee." I would think that would have left no doubt Sambuck's was not
part
| of the Starbuck's Reich.
|
| So, my suggestion for Paul Dell would be, add a tag line on his website
| saying, "We are not part of the Dell Computer Company. We have nice
people
| here."
|
| --
| Don
| "May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)
|
|
| | > Multinational computer giant Dell is about to grind down Paul Dell, a
UK
| > web designer living in Menorca outside Spain. Paul is running his own,
| > small business, creating web sites. Therefore, his firm is called Dell
Web
| > Sites, and the domain he has is www.dellwebsites.
| >
| > That's something he shouldn't have done, at least according to Dell
| > computers, who think the domain rightfully belong to them. Hence, they
| > have been after Paul for a couple of years, giving him no rest. Just
| > recently, they turned up the heat, suing him for 100,000.00 Euro in
| > damages (that's about USD 120,000.00) to be paid to Dell America. In
| > addition to that, Dell France (where he used to live/work and where
Dell's
| > lawyers are working from) want 50,000.00 Euro (USD 60,000.00) and then
| > there some posts on 40,000.00 Euro and more.
| >
| > Paul has decided to fight Dell as he simply want to keep his domain
and
be
| > left alone. He's not interested in any out-of-court settlements and
| > Non-Disclosure Agreements as the world desperately need public court
| > decisions in as many jurisdictions as possible, covering as many cases
as
| > possible, in order to give us some guidance. Every private settlement
out
| > of court will just leave the field wide open for the multinationals to
| > allow them harass and crush little guys like you and me.
| >
| > To read more about Dell vs Paul, read the article from last year here:
| > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/dell_domain_dispute/
| >
| > Here's a newly set-up blog: http://pauldell.blogspot.com/
| >
| > Cheers,
| > Danny
|
|
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J

JoAnn Paules [MVP]

I have a lot of those dimly lit corners myself. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Don Schmidt said:
Thanks JoAnn, that shook the memory out of a gray corner of this ol soul's
brain.


--
Don
"May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)


JoAnn Paules said:
His name was Mike Rowe.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/19/offbeat.mike.rowe.soft.ap/

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Don Schmidt said:
No. I've never heard the Mike Soft story.

don


message or remember that kid a few years ago... Mike Soft or something like
that?


|A similar event took place here in the Northwest (USA) were a cozy
little
| coffee shop by the name of Sambuck's in Astoria OR was the victim of
| Starbuck's who tried to storm through Astoria like Panzers through
Poland.
| Sambuck's is owned and operated by Samantha Buck. After a couple of
years
| of public outcry Starbuck's retreated with their tail between their
legs.
I
| thought during the early months of Starbuck's terror Sambuck's should
have
| put a sign in their window saying "Our Coffee tastes better than
Starbuck's
| Coffee." I would think that would have left no doubt Sambuck's was
not
part
| of the Starbuck's Reich.
|
| So, my suggestion for Paul Dell would be, add a tag line on his
website
| saying, "We are not part of the Dell Computer Company. We have nice
people
| here."
|
| --
| Don
| "May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)
|
|
| | > Multinational computer giant Dell is about to grind down Paul Dell,
a UK
| > web designer living in Menorca outside Spain. Paul is running his
own,
| > small business, creating web sites. Therefore, his firm is called
Dell
Web
| > Sites, and the domain he has is www.dellwebsites.
| >
| > That's something he shouldn't have done, at least according to Dell
| > computers, who think the domain rightfully belong to them. Hence,
they
| > have been after Paul for a couple of years, giving him no rest.
Just
| > recently, they turned up the heat, suing him for 100,000.00 Euro in
| > damages (that's about USD 120,000.00) to be paid to Dell America.
In
| > addition to that, Dell France (where he used to live/work and where
Dell's
| > lawyers are working from) want 50,000.00 Euro (USD 60,000.00) and
then
| > there some posts on 40,000.00 Euro and more.
| >
| > Paul has decided to fight Dell as he simply want to keep his domain
and
be
| > left alone. He's not interested in any out-of-court settlements and
| > Non-Disclosure Agreements as the world desperately need public
court
| > decisions in as many jurisdictions as possible, covering as many
cases
as
| > possible, in order to give us some guidance. Every private
settlement
out
| > of court will just leave the field wide open for the multinationals
to
| > allow them harass and crush little guys like you and me.
| >
| > To read more about Dell vs Paul, read the article from last year
here:
| > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/dell_domain_dispute/
| >
| > Here's a newly set-up blog: http://pauldell.blogspot.com/
| >
| > Cheers,
| > Danny
|
|
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R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

yes, thanks for that...too many gray cells have been lost here



| His name was Mike Rowe.
| http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/19/offbeat.mike.rowe.soft.ap/
|
| --
|
| JoAnn Paules
| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
|
|
|
| | > No. I've never heard the Mike Soft story.
| >
| > don
| >
| >
message
| > | >> or remember that kid a few years ago... Mike Soft or something like
| >> that?
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> |A similar event took place here in the Northwest (USA) were a cozy
| >> little
| >> | coffee shop by the name of Sambuck's in Astoria OR was the victim of
| >> | Starbuck's who tried to storm through Astoria like Panzers through
| >> Poland.
| >> | Sambuck's is owned and operated by Samantha Buck. After a couple of
| >> years
| >> | of public outcry Starbuck's retreated with their tail between their
| >> legs.
| >> I
| >> | thought during the early months of Starbuck's terror Sambuck's should
| >> have
| >> | put a sign in their window saying "Our Coffee tastes better than
| >> Starbuck's
| >> | Coffee." I would think that would have left no doubt Sambuck's was
not
| >> part
| >> | of the Starbuck's Reich.
| >> |
| >> | So, my suggestion for Paul Dell would be, add a tag line on his
website
| >> | saying, "We are not part of the Dell Computer Company. We have nice
| >> people
| >> | here."
| >> |
| >> | --
| >> | Don
| >> | "May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)
| >> |
| >> |
| >> | | >> | > Multinational computer giant Dell is about to grind down Paul Dell,
a
| >> UK
| >> | > web designer living in Menorca outside Spain. Paul is running his
| >> own,
| >> | > small business, creating web sites. Therefore, his firm is called
| >> Dell
| >> Web
| >> | > Sites, and the domain he has is www.dellwebsites.
| >> | >
| >> | > That's something he shouldn't have done, at least according to Dell
| >> | > computers, who think the domain rightfully belong to them. Hence,
| >> they
| >> | > have been after Paul for a couple of years, giving him no rest.
Just
| >> | > recently, they turned up the heat, suing him for 100,000.00 Euro in
| >> | > damages (that's about USD 120,000.00) to be paid to Dell America.
In
| >> | > addition to that, Dell France (where he used to live/work and where
| >> Dell's
| >> | > lawyers are working from) want 50,000.00 Euro (USD 60,000.00) and
| >> then
| >> | > there some posts on 40,000.00 Euro and more.
| >> | >
| >> | > Paul has decided to fight Dell as he simply want to keep his domain
| >> and
| >> be
| >> | > left alone. He's not interested in any out-of-court settlements and
| >> | > Non-Disclosure Agreements as the world desperately need public
court
| >> | > decisions in as many jurisdictions as possible, covering as many
| >> cases
| >> as
| >> | > possible, in order to give us some guidance. Every private
settlement
| >> out
| >> | > of court will just leave the field wide open for the multinationals
| >> to
| >> | > allow them harass and crush little guys like you and me.
| >> | >
| >> | > To read more about Dell vs Paul, read the article from last year
| >> here:
| >> | > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/dell_domain_dispute/
| >> | >
| >> | > Here's a newly set-up blog: http://pauldell.blogspot.com/
| >> | >
| >> | > Cheers,
| >> | > Danny
| >> |
| >> |
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|
 
D

Don Schmidt

JoAnn,

I'm going to send you something on brain cells.
Watch for it if you can remember. <G>


--
Don
"May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)


JoAnn Paules said:
I have a lot of those dimly lit corners myself. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Don Schmidt said:
Thanks JoAnn, that shook the memory out of a gray corner of this ol
soul's brain.


--
Don
"May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)


JoAnn Paules said:
His name was Mike Rowe.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/19/offbeat.mike.rowe.soft.ap/

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



No. I've never heard the Mike Soft story.

don


message or remember that kid a few years ago... Mike Soft or something like
that?


|A similar event took place here in the Northwest (USA) were a cozy
little
| coffee shop by the name of Sambuck's in Astoria OR was the victim of
| Starbuck's who tried to storm through Astoria like Panzers through
Poland.
| Sambuck's is owned and operated by Samantha Buck. After a couple of
years
| of public outcry Starbuck's retreated with their tail between their
legs.
I
| thought during the early months of Starbuck's terror Sambuck's
should have
| put a sign in their window saying "Our Coffee tastes better than
Starbuck's
| Coffee." I would think that would have left no doubt Sambuck's was
not
part
| of the Starbuck's Reich.
|
| So, my suggestion for Paul Dell would be, add a tag line on his
website
| saying, "We are not part of the Dell Computer Company. We have nice
people
| here."
|
| --
| Don
| "May your shadow be found in happy places." (Native North American)
|
|
| | > Multinational computer giant Dell is about to grind down Paul
Dell, a UK
| > web designer living in Menorca outside Spain. Paul is running his
own,
| > small business, creating web sites. Therefore, his firm is called
Dell
Web
| > Sites, and the domain he has is www.dellwebsites.
| >
| > That's something he shouldn't have done, at least according to
Dell
| > computers, who think the domain rightfully belong to them. Hence,
they
| > have been after Paul for a couple of years, giving him no rest.
Just
| > recently, they turned up the heat, suing him for 100,000.00 Euro
in
| > damages (that's about USD 120,000.00) to be paid to Dell America.
In
| > addition to that, Dell France (where he used to live/work and
where
Dell's
| > lawyers are working from) want 50,000.00 Euro (USD 60,000.00) and
then
| > there some posts on 40,000.00 Euro and more.
| >
| > Paul has decided to fight Dell as he simply want to keep his
domain and
be
| > left alone. He's not interested in any out-of-court settlements
and
| > Non-Disclosure Agreements as the world desperately need public
court
| > decisions in as many jurisdictions as possible, covering as many
cases
as
| > possible, in order to give us some guidance. Every private
settlement
out
| > of court will just leave the field wide open for the
multinationals to
| > allow them harass and crush little guys like you and me.
| >
| > To read more about Dell vs Paul, read the article from last year
here:
| > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/26/dell_domain_dispute/
| >
| > Here's a newly set-up blog: http://pauldell.blogspot.com/
| >
| > Cheers,
| > Danny
|
|
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