Google V Googles

Paul K · 07-07-2004, 18:18

From CNet News

Quote:

Internet search giant Google is the target of a trademark complaint filed by the owners of children's Web site Googles.com.

Seems that everyday there is someone out there that suddenly realises that there may be an easy dollar to make. I can see Googles point but is it really simply down to consumers "possibly getting confused" between the two sites?

Moox · 07-07-2004, 18:26

Google is Google, I can't say that I've ever typed in Googles by mistake, just another attempt to make money IMHO

07-07-2004, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

From CNet News

Seems that everyday there is someone out there that suddenly realises that there may be an easy dollar to make. I can see Googles point but is it really simply down to consumers "possibly getting confused" between the two sites?

Lokks like the american ethos of 'sue everyone and anything' is comming into play here. I mean ffs, ones a kids product, and the other is a bloody internet search engine. How can you confuse the two. Oops, forgot for a second we where dealing with americans there, and we all know how intelligent they are.

Paul K · 07-07-2004, 18:32

The problem is that google is increasing the scope of its services
( http://www.google.com/options/index.html )
to users by linking to product (froogle smart shopping search tool etc) and selling its own branded gear which Googles say may cause confusion

In my personal opinion I agree about the "sue anyone" concept coming into play here.

Paul K · 07-07-2004, 18:34

Oh yes you can see the confusion, check out how similar the two sites are

http://www.googles.com/
and
http://www.google.com/
No wonder they are suing...... Googles obviously need the money to hire a new site designer

philip.j.fry · 07-07-2004, 18:42

I hate all of this rubbish with domain names 'infringing on trademarks'. DNS just wasn't made for all of this malarkey, it was just meant to be an easy way for people to access sites rather than having to remember IPs. I've seen an article where the author of DNS wasn't partcularly happy about the lawsuits.

paulyoung666 · 07-07-2004, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

Oh yes you can see the confusion, check out how similar the two sites are

http://www.googles.com/
and
http://www.google.com/
No wonder they are suing...... Googles obviously need the money to hire a new site designer

well i can see the similarities , not

it is beyond my comprehension

Plonking · 07-07-2004, 18:59

surely this is amazing, cheap advertising for googles.com? so they are already winners i guess!

Chimaera · 07-07-2004, 18:59

EEWWWWW!!

The Googles site makes me feel ill!!

Paul K · 07-07-2004, 23:34

Just found an easy way to tell the difference

Say hello to a surefire way to remember that it's Google we want

**Maggy** · 08-07-2004, 07:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul

Just found an easy way to tell the difference

Say hello to a surefire way to remember that it's Google we want

I see it took 10 postings before the thread started to hurtle towards the mind in gutter aspect.Quite good though as it usually takes less postings to achieve that.

skyblueheroes · 08-07-2004, 08:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plonking

surely this is amazing, cheap advertising for googles.com? so they are already winners i guess!

Thats it. Even if they lose, its got them column inches and people will no doubt visit to check - as I'm sure we all have

08-07-2004, 09:16

These are true stories btw:

It's time once again to consider the candidates for the annual Stella Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonalds. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States.

The following are this year's candidates:

1. Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a nightclub in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.

2. Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next-door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.

3. A 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hub caps.

4. A. Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 a! after she slipped on a soft drink spill and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.

5. Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

6. A jury of her peers awarded Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, $780,000 after breaking her ankle by tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son.

7. This year's favorite could easily be Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the R.V. left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

This just shows you how ridiculous it all is.

I can't stand America. I recommend everybody read Michael Moore books.

andygrif · 08-07-2004, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca371

These are true stories btw:

7. This year's favorite could easily be Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the R.V. left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Unbelievable

Paul K · 08-07-2004, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas

I see it took 10 postings before the thread started to hurtle towards the mind in gutter aspect.Quite good though as it usually takes less postings to achieve that.

Yeah but I was busy last night tinkering with HTML LOL