Sandy PodHail
It's a windy day here with hail later they are saying. Similarly the blogosphere or podshere, is receiving cease and desist letters from Apple that it cant use the word "Podcast" and such terms ("Podcasting") in company names. It's another sign of this going overground as big players start locking and loading their legal budgets.
Cam Reilly is probably thinking about what 90210 Calacanis has to say : "My advice to folks who get sued by Apple? Ignore Apple's legal department, publish every communication from them, and let them try to put you out of business. Nothing could be better for an entrepreneur then to have their company shut down by Apple or Microsoft. It's like Obi-wan getting cut in half by Darth Vadar with the knowledge that you'll come back stronger. Apple cuts your startup in half and you're made for live--you were killed by Steve Jobs. Wear it like a badge of honor."
Update : Golf today at Cape Schanck now cancelled thru weather so I guess Im watching Sandringham (in effect Melbourne's reserves team but also its own entity) on TV (ABC) play grand final against Geelong, great game and teams. Pity MCC didnt let them play the G' - I would have definitely gone to that, instead its at Princess Park. I really should be catching up on blogging, business plan writing and my presentation before that... but I'm undecided with the (relatively foreign) rain. Anyway, these are better problems that having to deal with Apple's declared ownership of a word like "podcasting". (which they dont even use themselves in their products) Later.
Cam Reilly is probably thinking about what 90210 Calacanis has to say : "My advice to folks who get sued by Apple? Ignore Apple's legal department, publish every communication from them, and let them try to put you out of business. Nothing could be better for an entrepreneur then to have their company shut down by Apple or Microsoft. It's like Obi-wan getting cut in half by Darth Vadar with the knowledge that you'll come back stronger. Apple cuts your startup in half and you're made for live--you were killed by Steve Jobs. Wear it like a badge of honor."
Update : Golf today at Cape Schanck now cancelled thru weather so I guess Im watching Sandringham (in effect Melbourne's reserves team but also its own entity) on TV (ABC) play grand final against Geelong, great game and teams. Pity MCC didnt let them play the G' - I would have definitely gone to that, instead its at Princess Park. I really should be catching up on blogging, business plan writing and my presentation before that... but I'm undecided with the (relatively foreign) rain. Anyway, these are better problems that having to deal with Apple's declared ownership of a word like "podcasting". (which they dont even use themselves in their products) Later.
posted by redbarren at 12:47 PM
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Im surprised the MCG Trust doesn't allow the minor leagues to play their grand finals at the G, after all, it's not as though the ground is getting much use at the moment ;-)
Sidenote: the WAFL finals at played a Subiaco...but then again the ground is owned by the WAFL...
the mcc looked at it and supposedly it was because they couldnt be bothered taking down all the sponsorship clashes between afl, vfl and the respective teams. aaagh the supporters pay. western australia had some nice footy the other week !!! bloody subiaco night games with slippery ball.
Re Apple, just you imagine who is on the list for the legal dept
- NASA, who have escape "pods" on their rockets & shuttles, as well as George Lucas for having the same in the original Star Wars
- Any musician that plays Tunes
- anyone that refers to themselves as "I"
This is truely a capital value play of immense proportions.
Odd, some companies would be delighted to have a verb & noun reminding us of their products (especially after already having a very popular fruit!). I guess flattery just doesn't pay the bills.
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