Greetings from Microsoft Legal

[italiandragon]

Glad I don't own any Microsoft TM's...



ItalianDragon: better take that link to hundreds of "Zune" domains for sale out of your sig.

Thanks for the advice but I`m not worried at all, if Microsoft wants my domains I am happy to SELL them.

 

[Dave Zan]

In that case, no need for the wagers. :-D

Welcome aboard...Microsoft Legal.

 

[VirtualT]

Thanks for the advice but I`m not worried at all, if Microsoft wants my domains I am happy to SELL them.

Somehow I don't think he is here to buy and sell domains.
Whether his presence is in the best interests of the forum members remains to be seen.

 

[Dale Hubbard]

I think there are some fundamentals being missed here, given that this member has assumed the title of "Microsoft Legal".

First off, I'm not a lawyer, but have had a lot of experience with them. Here are my opinions, and they are my *opinions* only:

1) If this person is a bona fide representative of Microsoft, then I would have thought that he/she would have contacted the owner of this site before registering. Remember my first sentence above.

2) The first post was really against the rules here; as innocent as it was, but it doesn't inspire credibility.

3) There should be a very clear signature as to how this person speaks, or purports to speak for Microsoft. That would have been my very first priority.

To sum up, and I'm not trying to be pedantic, but this new membership should have been thought out more professionally from the get-go.

 

[simon]

Thanks for the advice but I`m not worried at all, if Microsoft wants my domains I am happy to SELL them.

happy to sell or happy to hand over the domains!

 

[italiandragon]

happy to sell or happy to hand over the domains!

Sell !! never hang over to such a rich company.....come on they bought the name:

Microfost.com for $10,000

I`m sure they can pay $1,000 each for

{ do not keep promoting your domains here!}

 

[JohnnJohnn is verified member.]

I am still not convinced that he is real as he did not reply to his own thread nor making any clarification. May be his son or daughter used his computer and email address?
His act is unprofessional in many ways.

If he came here to stir up the forums and scare members here then he deserves to be banned from this community. That should be Adam decision but there is no reason for him to be here at all.

Imagine some cops came into your house and scare your kids without a warrant?

Go away Microsoft Legal!

 

[Rockefeller]

Look Johnn, Im telling you that Aaron sent me an email to [email protected], which is my government email address. This email WAS from microsoft.com.

So unless Microsoft hands out free email addresses, this is the real guy. I am not at work right now, but I could send you a screenshot of the email.

 

[DomainFatigue]

This was clearly intended to send a message that they are stepping up TM enforcement. "Hello world, we are here and watching you!" Companies such as Microsoft have always monitored the industry out of necessity to protect their marks and lurked in forums such as this. However, to announce their presence is highly unusual and rather bold. That being said, who cares? I have nothing to fear from them...

 

[katherine]

Interesting...:drama:

Now the dilema, if he isnt here to help the domain community to succeed but rather to search out lawsuits I have to call for a ban. This is Adam's forum so it is his decision. Either way it doesnt hit home for me as I do not own any microsoft names or typo's at all. I don't want to sound like I defend anyone who does on the other hand, it's more the principal of things. :croc:

No doubt Aaron's presence here is strictly in connection with Microsoft's newly-acquired registrar credentials and has nothing to do with the past/present trade of TM domains in this forum :tongue1:

 

[JohnnJohnn is verified member.]

Look Johnn, Im telling you that Aaron sent me an email to [email protected], which is my government email address. This email WAS from microsoft.com.

So unless Microsoft hands out free email addresses, this is the real guy. I am not at work right now, but I could send you a screenshot of the email.

Justin,

I trust you but the way he introduce himself and no repsonse after too many posts is really unprofessional and it does not reflect Microsoft image.

You work for Microsoft, you came here under Microsoft name - You need to act like you represent Microsoft.

If he works for me then he will get a pink slip and his last paycheck today.

 

[italiandragon]

Justin,

I trust you but the way he introduce himself and no repsonse after too many posts is really unprofessional and it does not reflect Microsoft image.

You work for Microsoft, you came here under Microsoft name - You need to act like you represent Microsoft.

If he works for me then he will get a pink slip and his last paycheck today.

I think he/she is really represing Microsoft acting exactly like Microsoft:

does not Windows crashes everytime is under too many actions/questions? eace:

 

[Rockefeller]

Justin,

I trust you but the way he introduce himself and no repsonse after too many posts is really unprofessional and it does not reflect Microsoft image.

You work for Microsoft, you came here under Microsoft name - You need to act like you represent Microsoft.

If he works for me then he will get a pink slip and his last paycheck today.

Understandable. Aaron told me he is waiting to become verified until he posts anything else which seems reasonable. If he posts now you and the other members will only tear him apart. I think that once he gets verified he will clear everything up. It's still unclear to me on what his intentions are.

 

[JohnnJohnn is verified member.]

Understandable. Aaron told me he is waiting to become verified until he posts anything else which seems reasonable. If he posts now you and the other members will only tear him apart. I think that once he gets verified he will clear everything up. It's still unclear to me on what his intentions are.

That is another reason why he should get a pink slip!

You come here and prepare - not until members asked you to be verified.

A real MS from Legal Department (should know exactly what you are doing):
1. Register
2. Contact Adam to introduce himself and his reasons to be here
3. Verified
4. Then you make your FIRST POST

It should be in this order! You don't go to the other order 1,4,2,3!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[katherine]

Hmmmmm....

 

[fundraiser]

I am still not convinced that he is real as he did not reply to his own thread nor making any clarification. May be his son or daughter used his computer and email address?
His act is unprofessional in many ways.

If he came here to stir up the forums and scare members here then he deserves to be banned from this community. That should be Adam decision but there is no reason for him to be here at all.

Imagine some cops came into your house and scare your kids without a warrant?

Go away Microsoft Legal!

Scare members? Are you kidding? So it is ok for an Exclusive Member here to flaunt his love of trademark infringing domains, brag about all of the false information he places in whois records, claims to be making seven-figures in US dollars through blatant trademark infringement (total BS of course unless the decimal point appears several digits in) and you think that someone who is responsible for legally protecting intellectual property should be banned for simply saying hello? Read the posts again, "here to learn." Any fear is being created by people who must feel they have something to fear. To be honest, you should fear the guy who asks you to email all your TM infringing domains for sale to him - he could be operating under-cover which would be the ultimate sting.

On another note, Microsoft is a registrar and provides free domain names as part of a business service. Any other time a company representative posts, people line up to say how wonderful it is that someone actually cares.

 

[JohnnJohnn is verified member.]

I believe we're all playing guessing game here - No one is right or wrong at the moment.

Just wait what he has to say!

 

[Creature]

A real MS from Legal Department (should know exactly what you are doing):
1. Register
2. Contact Adam to introduce himself and his reasons to be here
3. Verified
4. Then you make your FIRST POST

Do they legally have to do that ?

 

[Rockefeller]

Thought I would lighten the mood a bit:

Windows 1.0

Windows Vista gone wrong...waaay wrong!

 

[maroulis]

Scare members? Are you kidding? So it is ok for an Exclusive Member here to flaunt his love of trademark infringing domains, brag about all of the false information he places in whois records, claims to be making seven-figures in US dollars through blatant trademark infringement (total BS of course unless the decimal point appears several digits in) and you think that someone who is responsible for legally protecting intellectual property should be banned for simply saying hello?

are you turning this to a i hate denny thready again? plz give it some rest.. opcorn: