▲ 190 ▼ Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com) submitted 2 years ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/technology@beehaw.org 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) These lawyers at Meta suck, or management sucks at Meta. Meta sucks? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think that's neither. The whole thing boils down for me to an adult trying to strike a deal with a kid so the kid gives up their ice cream, the kid saying "no!", and then the adult still grabbing the ice cream by force. In other words I think that Meta run some risk assessment on the move, and decided that it was still profitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I'd actually argue it's the opposite. Meta knows exactly what it's doing, it just sucks for the little guy. Meta will just drag this out in the courts until the little guy can't afford to keep going and then they settle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except that’s not opposite that’s the same permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago How so? The lawyers at Meta are actually good at their job, they are doing what lawyers should do when they have more money than the opposition. Just like the managers are doing what they should do when they want something and can burn cash to get it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Overzeetop@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago* Considering that Threads was not trademarked by Meta before their launch (or, at least, isn't listed on their Trademarks page ) it is a massive fail on their legal department. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think that's neither. The whole thing boils down for me to an adult trying to strike a deal with a kid so the kid gives up their ice cream, the kid saying "no!", and then the adult still grabbing the ice cream by force. In other words I think that Meta run some risk assessment on the move, and decided that it was still profitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I'd actually argue it's the opposite. Meta knows exactly what it's doing, it just sucks for the little guy. Meta will just drag this out in the courts until the little guy can't afford to keep going and then they settle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except that’s not opposite that’s the same permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago How so? The lawyers at Meta are actually good at their job, they are doing what lawyers should do when they have more money than the opposition. Just like the managers are doing what they should do when they want something and can burn cash to get it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I'd actually argue it's the opposite. Meta knows exactly what it's doing, it just sucks for the little guy. Meta will just drag this out in the courts until the little guy can't afford to keep going and then they settle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except that’s not opposite that’s the same permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago How so? The lawyers at Meta are actually good at their job, they are doing what lawyers should do when they have more money than the opposition. Just like the managers are doing what they should do when they want something and can burn cash to get it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except that’s not opposite that’s the same permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago How so? The lawyers at Meta are actually good at their job, they are doing what lawyers should do when they have more money than the opposition. Just like the managers are doing what they should do when they want something and can burn cash to get it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago How so? The lawyers at Meta are actually good at their job, they are doing what lawyers should do when they have more money than the opposition. Just like the managers are doing what they should do when they want something and can burn cash to get it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Overzeetop@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago* Considering that Threads was not trademarked by Meta before their launch (or, at least, isn't listed on their Trademarks page ) it is a massive fail on their legal department. permalink fedilink source parent