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Posted on 09/06/2002 11:27:44 PM PDT by ledzep75
So yes, eBay goes after everyone.
However, a eGray.org, I was able to find a good deal on several used sodomy laws, tickets to Hairspray on Broadway, and an old hairbrush.
GET IT ON eBAY!
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Several years ago a gardening/landscaping supply company on Cape Cod had to change its name. It had been called Better Stones and Gardens. You can imagine who sued.
Old Bay has first dibs. /sarcasm
My guess is that the claim is not so much on the word bay but on the similarity of the logo. Here they are side by side:
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The difference between egray and the sites ebay stopped were the other sites were actually auction sites for items, and egray doesn't sell anything. They won't be able to take it down, IMHO.
See also THiS story, from Yahoo! News:KOOL...the more ebay huffs and puffs, the more people will go to the site.
GET IT ON eBAY!
EBay Weighing Legal Options on Site
Fri Sep 6, 7:23 AM ETLOS ANGELES (AP) - The popular auction site eBay is considering legal action against a parody Web site that lampoons Gov. Gray Davis ( news - web sites) and is produced by his opponent's campaign.
Campaign workers for Republican Bill Simon said they plan to keep the Web site, called E-Gray, online.
By purporting to sell favors from Davis, the site is meant to illustrate one of Simon's principal accusations against the Democratic incumbent: that he runs a "pay-to-play" administration that favors those who make large political contributions.
"We think there are numerous differences, one of them being eBay clearly sells products to the public, while Gray Davis clearly sells public policy," said Simon press secretary Mark Miner. "The only similarities there are is they're both sold to the highest bidder. We stand by the Web site."
But with its logo and color scheme, E-Gray is clearly meant to mimic eBay.
"Obviously it has the look and feel of eBay without our permission," said company spokesman Chris Donlay. "Whenever we see a situation like that we always take a good hard look at it.
Davis campaign's press secretary, Roger Salazar, said Simon already has other court cases pending: "I'm not sure they want another."
Simon is scheduled to testify Nov. 8 in the trial of a lawsuit in which he and other investors accuse the government of improperly seizing a savings and loan and costing them millions of dollars.
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On the Net:
EGray.org - California Government at bargain basement prices!
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