Quint
Posts: 737
Nov 13, 2009 1:42pm
I think it would be a possibility because they would have to try to justify all of the other uses of Huddle . . . I think they would get laughed out of a law office. I wouldn't take the case. . . a lot of work. . . no pay.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Nov 13, 2009 1:43pm
I wish fan_from_texas was on right now.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Nov 13, 2009 1:44pm
that's what I've been saying all alongQuint wrote: But, most likely they will spend a ton of money to get an injunction (with $, most likely they don't have). Plus they would have a weak case with all of the other sites using Huddle.
... but they are full of shit if they think they can find a lawyer willing to take a case for a website that is about to go under so they can get an injunction on another website that has no money. . .
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Nov 13, 2009 1:44pm
ftwCleveland Buck wrote: We can just hold on for a while and buy jjhuddle's name from the bankruptcy court.
joebaseball
Posts: 247
Nov 13, 2009 1:44pm
I was thinking the same thing.justincredible wrote: I wish fan_from_texas was on right now.
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rydawg5
Posts: 2,639
Nov 13, 2009 1:46pm
Justin, the first thing you should do is get a LLC. This way you can put the website under the LLC that way if you are sued, they can only sue your LLC name and not you personally.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Nov 13, 2009 1:46pm
FFT has said many times he doesn't give out legal advice on message boards b/c of his job; don't think he'll be answering any questions in relation to this.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Nov 13, 2009 1:47pm
My lawyer is in Vegas for the weekend or I would just walk down the hall and ask him.justincredible wrote: I wish fan_from_texas was on right now.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Nov 13, 2009 1:47pm
Good point.gorocks99 wrote: FFT has said many times he doesn't give out legal advice on message boards b/c of his job; don't think he'll be answering any questions in relation to this.
Quint
Posts: 737
Nov 13, 2009 1:47pm
This is excellent advice.rydawg5 wrote: Justin, the first thing you should do is get a LLC. This way you can put the website under the LLC that way if you are sued, they can only sue your LLC name and not you personally.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Nov 13, 2009 1:47pm
Can I do that in 12 minutes?rydawg5 wrote: Justin, the first thing you should do is get a LLC. This way you can put the website under the LLC that way if you are sued, they can only sue your LLC name and not you personally.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Nov 13, 2009 1:48pm
hahah please. you are all seriously over-reacting.rydawg5 wrote: Justin, the first thing you should do is get a LLC. This way you can put the website under the LLC that way if you are sued, they can only sue your LLC name and not you personally.
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ss7
Posts: 256
Nov 13, 2009 1:49pm
No, but you can call their bluff in 12 minutes.justincredible wrote:Can I do that in 12 minutes?rydawg5 wrote: Justin, the first thing you should do is get a LLC. This way you can put the website under the LLC that way if you are sued, they can only sue your LLC name and not you personally.
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milehiiu
Posts: 95
Nov 13, 2009 1:49pm
Excellent, excellent point. They imposed a fee because of costs. And now they are threatening a law suit. If they were to pursue that, then all of the Ex-- JJers should get together for a class action suit.... protesting the real reason for the fee request.jordo212000 wrote: JJhuddle HAS NO MONEY. They needed OUR money. Now you all think they have the money to launch a lawsuit on something so arbitrary and tedious? Please.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Nov 13, 2009 1:50pm
Justin,
you can't get an LLC in 12 minutes; wish they would have given us more than an hour's notice we were gonna get dicked; I would have gone in on an LLC with you.
you can't get an LLC in 12 minutes; wish they would have given us more than an hour's notice we were gonna get dicked; I would have gone in on an LLC with you.
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rydawg5
Posts: 2,639
Nov 13, 2009 1:50pm
Its like 100 bucks to do this. I will donate $5 to this site right now.. im sure others would too. You will pay nothing for this Justin.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Nov 13, 2009 1:51pm
it's gonna cost more than $100 to get an LLC.... and you won't get the approval immediatelyh.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Nov 13, 2009 1:51pm
honestly the site could be called asdjkl'.com and we'd all go.
if they do sue, I would fight this tooth and nail, email jesse and al. do we have any brothers that can pull strings?
if they do sue, I would fight this tooth and nail, email jesse and al. do we have any brothers that can pull strings?
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Nov 13, 2009 1:52pm
It's a bluff. They have no case at all.
Something similar to what I went through when I designed a website. We were trying to associate ourselves with Ohio State, and didn't know if we could use ohiostateapts.com in the domain name. Well the lawyers said that we were fine, and that's what we went with.
Haven't had any problems with it, and I think freehuddle and jjhuddle is similar.
Something similar to what I went through when I designed a website. We were trying to associate ourselves with Ohio State, and didn't know if we could use ohiostateapts.com in the domain name. Well the lawyers said that we were fine, and that's what we went with.
Haven't had any problems with it, and I think freehuddle and jjhuddle is similar.
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rydawg5
Posts: 2,639
Nov 13, 2009 1:52pm
its not much more than 100, i just took a business law class.. like $130
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Nov 13, 2009 1:52pm
And if they do sue you, I'll be willing to pay money to kick their ass.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Nov 13, 2009 1:53pm
i donated 50 a little bit ago. so we're half way there.
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Matt Natali
Nov 13, 2009 1:53pm
You all are far too easy. Before you go to any extremes and do anything stupid financially...
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bo shemmy3337
Posts: 962
Nov 13, 2009 1:53pm
just change the name now. we are all here anyway lol.
joebaseball
Posts: 247
Nov 13, 2009 1:53pm
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
"If you don't defend your copyright you lose it." -- "Somebody has that name copyrighted!"
False. Copyright is effectively never lost these days, unless explicitly given away. You also can't "copyright a name" or anything short like that, such as almost all titles. You may be thinking of trade marks, which apply to names, and can be weakened or lost if not defended.
You generally trademark terms by using them to refer to your brand of a generic type of product or service. Like a "Delta" airline. Delta Airlines "owns" that word applied to air travel, even though it is also an ordinary word. Delta Hotels owns it when applied to hotels. (This case is fairly unusual as both are travel companies. Usually the industries are more distinct.) Neither owns the word on its own, only in context, and owning a mark doesn't mean complete control -- see a more detailed treatise on this law for details.
You can't use somebody else's trademark in a way that would steal the value of the mark, or in a way that might make people confuse you with the real owner of the mark, or which might allow you to profit from the mark's good name. For example, if I were giving advice on music videos, I would be very wary of trying to label my works with a name like "mtv."