Apple vs iTunesonsale.com.au,

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Apple's notoriously zealous lawyers have targeted an Australian man over his iTunes gift card blog despite it driving revenue to the company.

Brisbane recruitment consultant Rowan Coe's site, iTunesonsale.com.au, tells people where they can buy discounted iTunes gift cards, allowing them to buy music, apps and other content from iTunes at significant discounts.

But just as the site is becoming popular, Apple is seeking to shut it down and has little time for Mr Coe's reasoning that he is simply driving revenue and customers to Apple.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology...n-in-itunes-gift-card-row-20110525-1f3ak.html

No auDRP... but good free press for this guy!

 

[johno69]

http://www.giftcardsonsale.com.au/2...ds-on-sale-due-to-a-trademark-claim-by-apple/

new name.

 

[snoopy]

I don't think he can expect a good result with this, the site should be renamed.

 

[sp@rky13]

I really don't understand this. I mean, iTunes may be trademarked, I get that, but he's driving business for them

 

[James]

I really don't understand this. I mean, iTunes may be trademarked, I get that, but he's driving business for them

use of apple trademark and site with many ads on it making him cash lol, he claims to be innocent and making $0.

But looking at his site for 10 seconds you can see he is making money off CPA and CPC.

 

[sp@rky13]

He is making money but it's also generating revenue for Apple

 

[sp@rky13]

And what about say mactalk.com.au. It used Mac in it's name which according to Apple's trademarks: http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/appletmlist.html it's trademarked

 

[DavidL]

That's right he's doing nothing wrong - just got scared by lawyers.

there is nothing inherently wrong with using a TM within a domain name (have I said that before )

 

[snoopy]

And what about say mactalk.com.au. It used Mac in it's name which according to Apple's trademarks: http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/appletmlist.html it's trademarked

It is more defendable in my view because most people probably wouldn't assume it would be a site by Apple. Still it is in the grey area though in my view.