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TWiT is suing Twitter, alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement

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Re: TWiT is suing Twitter, alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement

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Post by nailer »

baddox wrote: post #6
mc32 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They'll probably just have to pay licensing fees (as Apple does to Cisco for iOS and "iPhone" or to Apple the record co.) Legals can't just make trademarks go away. Either way, should be interesting to see the resolution to this.

That’s probably a very acceptable outcome! It’s been years since I followed Twit and similar video content, but it was a big part of my “nerd upbringing.”

I know there's a show called This Week in Tech, but do people actually call it 'twit'?

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Post by tpowell »

MarkSweep wrote: post #10
dec0dedab0de wrote: post #7

does anyone remember the name of the alternate microblogging platform leo laporte was using when this first came up ~ 10 years ago? I remember one episode he just gave in and used twitter.

Was it Pownce? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pownce

I think it was Pownce, as Kevin Rose co-founded it and he was associated with Tech TV all the way back to 2002 (I think). Blast from the past...

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Post by klausjensen »

nailer wrote: post #21
baddox wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s probably a very acceptable outcome! It’s been years since I followed Twit and similar video content, but it was a big part of my “nerd upbringing.”

I know there's a show called This Week in Tech, but do people actually call it 'twit'?

They actually do, yes. Source: Listened to many Leo Laporte podcasts over the years, but stopped a couple of years ago, due to the noise/ads to content ratio.

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Post by baddox »

nailer wrote: post #21
baddox wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s probably a very acceptable outcome! It’s been years since I followed Twit and similar video content, but it was a big part of my “nerd upbringing.”

I know there's a show called This Week in Tech, but do people actually call it 'twit'?

I’ve always referred to their entire network as TWiT. If memory serves me correctly, all their shows (not just This Week in Tech) used to begin with a bumper that said “Netcasts you love, from people you trust. This.....is TWiT.”

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Post by DashRattlesnake »

sschueller wrote: post #24
el_benhameen wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Care to elaborate? I never got too into his shows, but he never seemed particularly uncool to me.

Biased but some context: totaldrama.net

That just looks like a website made by a hateful obsessive.

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Post by satysin »

nailer wrote: post #21
baddox wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s probably a very acceptable outcome! It’s been years since I followed Twit and similar video content, but it was a big part of my “nerd upbringing.”

I know there's a show called This Week in Tech, but do people actually call it 'twit'?

TWiT is the network as a whole. This Week in Tech is just one show (the original show?) on the TWiT network along with Windows Weekly, Security Now, etc.

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Post by sschueller »

DashRattlesnake wrote: post #27
sschueller wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Biased but some context: totaldrama.net

That just looks like a website made by a hateful obsessive.

I think the site is run by an ex-employee. There is a lot of drama about nothing, however there are some cases were Leo is clearly not a "good" person especially when it comes to how he treats his employees.

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Post by memsom »

dec0dedab0de wrote: post #7

does anyone remember the name of the alternate microblogging platform leo laporte was using when this first came up ~ 10 years ago? I remember one episode he just gave in and used twitter.

All of them. He flirted with them all. Jaiku, Identi.ca, App.net, etc. He was always trying to find an alternative. I've been listening on and off to him since my first iPod, so over 10 years. As each new one came out he jumped on it. He was the same with Android/iOS and Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
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