Name (required):

  Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

  E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>How about this classic web exchange: >Tom, >I would appreciate you not stealing my name. I suggest >you drop the photosuperstar. >My name is pending trademark and it looks like you are >just sitting on it. >Best, >Dean M. Beattie >photosuperstar > >Tommy Suriwong to photosuperstar >More options May 25 (1 day ago) > >Hi Dean, >I don't believe I've stolen anything. I purchased the >domain name legally (just like you could have) from a >domain registrar. Which means I have full rights to >the domain name unless you can provide documentation >of your trademark which predates my domain name >purchase. I did a search at the US patent and >trademark office for anything having to do with >"photo" and did not find any entries either pending or >approved that equated to "photosuperstar". Their site >says it takes about 45 days for a paper application to >show up on their website as pending which would >suggest that you filed for the trademark less than 45 >days ago. >But I'll be fair...there could be some glitch in the >trademark's office system. If you can provide >documentation that you filed for the trademark before >the date I registered the domain name then I would be >willing to transfer the domain name to your for the >price I registered it for. If you're unable to provide >documentation and you'd like to purchase the name, we >can work something out. >Tommy > >photosuperstar to me >More options May 25 (1 day ago) > >Hi Tom, >It is not so much the domain name as it is the >"photosuperstar" name. I have been using that for >years, and to open a site with that name is just >wrong. I don't know if you have seen the name before >or not, but, I would appreciate you not opening a site >under that name. Legally it may not be mine yet, but >it is how I am known. >I will be in touch as soon as the papers go thru. >-Dean > >Tommy Suriwong to photosuperstar >More options May 25 (1 day ago) > >I have not heard of the name "photosuperstar" before. >I ate dinner at a restaurant called Burma Superstar in >San Francisco and found the name catchy. I decided to >register the name photosuperstar.com since it has the >same phonetic quality that I liked with the Burma >Superstar name. I was going to use the site as a hobby >site for a few of my >photos. >If you can provide published a few magazine or >newspaper articles which refer to you as >"photosuperstar" then the name will be transferred to >you for the price I paid to register it. I'm also >willing to accept the US patent office's application >number that I can verify online. >Otherwise we can negotiate a price for the name. If >you don't want to purchase the name, then I will use >it and setup my site in the coming months when my >schedule allows for yet another site bootstrapping >(which is what I intended to do all along). >I understand this is your livelihood and am willing to >be fair about it but I don't intend to give up my >domain name unless I have some documented proof that >the name really is how you're known or you do have >legal claim to it. >Thanks, >Tommy > >photosuperstar to me >More options May 25 (1 day ago) > >Tom, this is the name of my site. That is all you need >to know. The site has been active since December 2003. >When I am published I do not use the my nickname, I >use my real name. >The "photosuperstar" name is how I am known on the >internet in the blogging community. >Look man, I don't want this to get ridiculous but, I >have claim to that name, it has been in use for some >time now. >Do the right thing and drop the photosuperstar, it's >not you, it's me. >-Dean > >Tommy Suriwong to photosuperstar >More options May 25 (23 hours ago) > >Basically, you either have a legal claim or you don't. >I've made very reasonable requests and all you come >back is "it's mine, it's mine (but I don't have any >proof that it is." It's like saying, "well, you can't >name your child Dean because it's been it's how I'm >known on the Internet." I've been in domain name >disputes before, even with my own >employer and it's always comes down to proof of >ownership. >So far this is what we have: >1. You laid a legal claim to the name "photosuperstar" >stating that you have a trademark pending. I've done a >search on the US patent and trademark office's site >and there is no such trademark pending with the US >patent and trademark office. You have yet to provide >any evidence or an application number that I can use >to verify the >trademark status. >2. You laid claim that this is how "you are known". >You have failed to provide a single published magazine >or newspaper article that supports this claim. It is >in fact, not a business name or entity that is used >for your livelihood, it's just a nickname you say. >So it's come down to "it's my nickname." It's >unfortunate that you did not register your nickname >when you had the chance (you claim your site has been >active since 12/2003...I registered the domain name in >2004, why didn't you just register it when you created >your site?). >From what I can tell, your site has been active since >August 2004 (that's the earliest archive you have on >there) at which point you probably still could have >registered the domain name...again you chose not to. >As for doing the right thing, I am. I purchased the >domain name legally with an ICANN accredited registrar >which means I have theright to use it until the name >expires unless the legal trademarkowner can provide >the registrar with documented proof of their claim to >ownership of the domain name. At which point the >Uniform Domain Name Dispute process begins and no one >gets to use the name until it's >over. >Bottom line: provide some legal evidence and the >domain name is yours. Otherwise, I purchased it and I >will use it for my own site as I originally intended. > >photosuperstar to me >More options May 25 (18 hours ago) > >Here's the deal Tom, I don't have a trademark pending, >yet, at least, I do apologize for the the mislead, >but, your site with the "photosuperstar" is composed >the same way as mine, no space between the "photo and >superstar" to me, it is a little more than >coincidence, you may have done it innocently, and I do >believe you have. >The work that is on my site under the photosuperstar >name still counts as published work and if you look at >the lower left hand column it does say "typepad member >since December 2003" >There is work on this site that has been published >under my real name, which is also on this site, which >ties me to it, and the billing and everything else, I >am tied to this name. >So I can either reimburse you for the domain, (which >is not what I am after, it's the "photosuperstar" tag >that is attatched to it.) >I hope you can understand my concern here. >Let me know what you think, and I once again apologize >for the mislead. >Best, >-Dean > > >Tommy Suriwong to photosuperstar >More options May 25 (12 hours ago) > >So after you try to bully me into giving up something >that isrightfully mine with lies, you expect me to be >nice about it. I'm sure people who frequent your site >or your customers would not want to know how dishonest >you are. >The content on your site is not tied to the name >"photosuperstar.com" at all. Your site is called >"photosuperstar.[editedout].com" not >"photosuperstar.com" therefore your content is not >related to my domain name. >I tried to be reasonable about this, but you persisted >in trying to deceive me. Since you have not provided >reasonable legal claim and have admitted to having no >legal right to the domain name, I will not transfer it >to you for the registration fee. My asking price for >the domain name without a legal claim is $2000. If >you'd like to arrange >payment please contact me. Otherwise, your future >emails will be ignored." > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.dodoskido.com/archives/001707-domain-n >ame-dispute-part-ii.html">http://www.dodoskido.com/arch >ives/001707-domain-name-dispute-part-ii.html</a> > >>So if Cap I. Tan is correct on Beattie's departure >>date, some of you actually noticed an improvement in >>the Trib's color reproduction before he said >farewell. >> >>That's interesting. >> >>As for looking through past posts, I really didn't >>find anything damning from the guy. >> >>Maybe you'd be kind enough to share that link.

Note: This forum is moderated -- new posts are not visible until approved.

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.