Re: UKNM: Copyright Infringement Advice

[Sean Phelan]

Fox:


If you are serious about doing something, get yourself a copyright/patent

lawyer.  In my experience they are helpful, constructive and will not

charge you until you explcitly ask them to do something, and if it is

unlikely to succeed a good one will tell you so before taking on your

business.


I can put you on to my firm if you want to follow up to

seanmultimap [dot] com

>From your description of the situation, you could perhaps ask your legal

advisers whether this site may be "passing off"; ie. whether the site

intends to give users the impression that they are using your site.  This

is, as far as I know, a fairly serious offence in the UK if proved.

However my opinion - and that of everybody else on any discussion group -

is of no consequence in these areas: only professional advice counts.


Cheers

Sean



>I wonder if someone can give me some advise.

>

>I operate sites at http://www.associateprograms.co.uk and

>http://www.i-revenue.net. On these site I use the unique term '1 Stop

>Agents' to describe a particluar type of company within the directories.

>

>A company, web design and hosting company infact, here in the U.K. is

>building a capy of the directory. I have no problem with anyone copying the

>concept, but they are using the term '1 Stop Agents'. I've spent a great

>deal of money, time and creativity on the site and while I'm pissed at them,

>my main issue is that I am working hard to create a resource that is seen as

>the U.K. leader. Similar sites can come and go, I just don't want them

>associting themesleves with terms I create.

>

>What are my options for stopping this?

>

>Thank in advance.

>Regards - Fox Tucker


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