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DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 nvk@primal.net 1 year ago
It's a trademark issue, not a code or github issue. Trademark is garbage type of law. I'm running a company not a foss project. Even foss projects have trademarks they defend. Because there is no choice, defend or lose. The drama due to people utter ignorance about trademark and is mostly generated and amplified by the scumbags from foundation and seed signer guy. I don't know this guy, or was ever contacted by him. The legal trademark team has autonomy and go over all of our tradfemarks, he was just one issue. If he ever contacted me, I would have encouraged him to create something new and different with his skills, but that's just my way of being. I see skills wasted not created something actually new. Heck he didn't even bother changing the display aspect ratio. Because this is a legal mater i can't get into details or argue online.
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npub1r7d0...wrh5 1 year ago
How would it have affected you if you did not act? Not at all... Why did you not contact him when you knew about BTClock before? Legal team... Sure you have no contact to the "legal team" in a 20 employee company?
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Sjors Provoost sjors@sprovoost.nl 1 year ago
You have dozens of mutual friends. It's basic decency to contact someone before taking legal action. Especially if all you demand is a name change and maybe a redesign. Outsourcing stuff is good, but your legal department works on your behalf. So their behavior reflects on you.
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npub14mge...jgm5 1 year ago
You made it a legal matter, and you can just as easily undo that. Just speak out what you want and see if you and @Djuri can figure it out. For fuck sake, get a beer together.
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Hanshan hanshan@nostrplebs.com 1 year ago
why am I not surprised your response avoids any responsibility and blames seed signer and foundation? put on your big boy pants and admit you don't have a problem using state violence to protect your interests
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Brunswick Brunswick@stacker.news 1 year ago
NVK clearly indicates the trademark he is protecting is for "blockclock" by boosting the following post. NVK implies he is using his trademark claim to protect his sales of his luxury-priced BLOCKCLOCK. This does not appear to be a valid a trademark or copyright claim. View quoted note → View quoted note → This can be publically resolved with the simple gesture of publishing the actual takedown request sent to github. If NVK holds a trademark for BTCclock, then he has a positive legal right established in law by means of the monopoly of the use of force and people with guns and cages. If NVK only holds a trademark for BLOCKCLOCK, and he does not publish the takedown request, then we can assume he is standing behind the 5th amendment.
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People really like to misunderstand the “ethos” of open source as some hippy utopia ideal. You clearly ripped off the block clock, which may not have been your intention but is clear nonetheless. Having legal action against you is purely the business protecting itself and if the situations/timelines were reversed, you’d be doing the same, or you’re dumb (clearly not given the proof of work). Sounds like you started a competition and then got butt hurt when your competition fought back. I use to love nostr and now it feels like I just come online to a bunch of whiney bitches complaining. @nvk your clock is too expensive.
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nobody 1 year ago
Lots of 🚩🚩🚩 Buy build and use opensource product instead!!
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