[lug] Adobe GPL attack in Germany

[D. Stimits]

"D. Stimits" wrote:
> 
> ...
> >  Adobe, via the Law firm ' Reinhard Skuhra Weise & Partner' has sent
> >  an "abmahnung" to the university whose webserver houses the 'KIllustrator'
> >  webpages claiming that the name violates their trademark on "Illustrator".
> >  It's probably a smart move to target the university who has much less
> >  reason to stand up and fight Adobe than the developer who might likely
> >  get help from the Open Source community.
> >
> ...
> >
> >   Ralf
> >
> 
> No matter how stupid it seems that someone can file a lawsuit for
> another party without even asking the other party, the suggestion that
> KIllustrator violates Illustrator name is outrageous. Before you know
> it, a law firm in Germany will be writing a program that (like automated
> trading on the stock market) reads a list of trademarked names, puts
> them through a program of minimal permutations and combinations, then
> files a lawsuit (without the law firm even seeing it). Sometimes the
> search for money at any cost gets ridiculous (especially when cost can
> be layed out on someone else).
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com


Another fun idea. Perhaps the German open source community could review
the attacking law firm and everyone in Germany that sees a slight
intellectual property problem with the particular law firm could file a
suit against the law firm...if each citizen is paid off, the law firm
can avoid court.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com