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Infinit announces Project Dropboxe

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Re: Infinit announces Project Dropboxe

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Post by zymhan »

dhimes wrote: post #8
nashashmi wrote: post #5

Terrifically smart jab at Dropbox. If only more companies could take up this sort of attack, lawsuits would stop complicating life.

We've yet to see where this ends, however. Legal papers may be next.

You didn't read the post, did you?

> Sorry Dropbox, we couldn't resist. It's quite an honor that you decided to use our name for something we've been building with our peer to peer file system over the last few years.

Re: Infinit announces Project Dropboxe

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Post by kempe »

Dropbox? No thanks, no integrity there. I'm looking forward to protonmails comming equivalent. Security and integrity for the win! It does not matter that I've nothing to hide, nsa etc has no right to prive in my personal life.

Re: Infinit announces Project Dropboxe

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Post by Buge »

Sephr wrote: post #6
tux3 wrote: post #4

I have to admit the situation is a little funny, but Dropbox will probably have an easier time justifying their use of the word "Infinite" that Infinit justifying "Dropboxe".

Both infinite and dropbox are standard dictionary words. Dropboxes are also not limited to the physical world, as many online educational software platforms (that pre-date Dropbox the company) call their shared storage areas for assignment submissions a "dropbox".

Dictionary words can still be trademarked.

Re: Infinit announces Project Dropboxe

#38

Post by Grue3 »

zymhan wrote: post #32
dhimes wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We've yet to see where this ends, however. Legal papers may be next.

You didn't read the post, did you? > Sorry Dropbox, we couldn't resist. It's quite an honor that you decided to use our name for something we've been building with our peer to peer file system over the last few years.

It's pretty unreasonable of them to assume Dropbox even heard of their company or what they were building, when using an extremely common dictionary word.

Re: Infinit announces Project Dropboxe

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Post by akrigline »

Grue3 wrote: post #38
zymhan wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You didn't read the post, did you? > Sorry Dropbox, we couldn't resist. It's quite an honor that you decided to use our name for something we've been building with our peer to peer file system over the last few years.

It's pretty unreasonable of them to assume Dropbox even heard of their company or what they were building, when using an extremely common dictionary word.

In the world of product branding and trademarks, companies pay people to make sure they're not stepping on toes and opening themselves up to be sued. To have a product that does the same thing and is called almost the same thing is pretty sketchy. The smartest thing for Dropbox to do is just rename it, especially since it hasn't launched.
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