[Am-info] Microsoft Releasing Records to Lindows

[John J. Urbaniak]

Eric Bennett wrote:

> Mitch Stone wrote:
> >
> > This could be interesting... the "look and feel" lawsuit's been the
> > subject of much debate and speculation over the years. Perhaps now some
> > answers will come to light.
>
> Also of interest is the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday in a lawsuit by
> Victoria's Secret filed for trademark infringement case against a small
> sex-paraphernalia store calling itself "Victor's Secret".  The court
> unanimously ruled that Victoria's Secret failed to show actual harm to its
> business and that there was no trademark infringement.  Since the Lindows
> case is very similar in broad respects -- a slightly changed spelling of a
> trademark -- that ruling increases the burden on Microsoft to show how
> Lindows' name causes damage.
>
> http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/02pdf/01-1015.pdf

I don't think Microsoft ever thought it could win this case.  All it wants to
do is bleed a poor little startup company dry with enormous legal expenses.
I'm praying for Lindows.

John