Comments on: Amazon-related trademark crackdown? ‘Kindle News’ becomes ‘e-BOOKVine.com’ http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/kindle-news-site-says-it-was-forced-to-change-domain-name-amazon-related-trademark-crackdown/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian Carnell http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/kindle-news-site-says-it-was-forced-to-change-domain-name-amazon-related-trademark-crackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-707682 Brian Carnell Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:56:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/kindle-news-site-says-it-was-forced-to-change-domain-name-amazon-related-trademark-crackdown/#comment-707682 This is simply reprehensible on Amazon's part. Moreover, am I correct in understanding that they threatened to cancel Mr. Kabir's Amazon.Com/Kindle account if he didn't transfer the domain name? If true, that is so far beyond the pale that I can't believe Amazon thinks they could do that without the ensuing s***storm they're about to experience. This is simply reprehensible on Amazon’s part.

Moreover, am I correct in understanding that they threatened to cancel Mr. Kabir’s Amazon.Com/Kindle account if he didn’t transfer the domain name? If true, that is so far beyond the pale that I can’t believe Amazon thinks they could do that without the ensuing s***storm they’re about to experience.

]]> By: Bill Monks http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/kindle-news-site-says-it-was-forced-to-change-domain-name-amazon-related-trademark-crackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-707511 Bill Monks Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:10:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/03/kindle-news-site-says-it-was-forced-to-change-domain-name-amazon-related-trademark-crackdown/#comment-707511 Ironically, "Vine" is the name of Amazon's review program so they might still be violating a trademark. (Vine gives freebies to selected reviewers in exchange for reviews. It's a sweet sweet deal.) Ironically, “Vine” is the name of Amazon’s review program so they might still be violating a trademark.

(Vine gives freebies to selected reviewers in exchange for reviews. It’s a sweet sweet deal.)

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