Only loosely-related, but a little HN-ish...
A long time ago, the "trademark enforcement team" of a certain FAANG sent me a legal threats letter, about a domain name I'd registered.
The domain name had been intended for a satirical critique of early social media proto-influencer behavior, and couldn't be mistaken for a brand of the company.
I'd lost interest in writing the site, but, after some back&forth with them, I didn't like that the company I'd always liked was trying to strongarm domain names away from people. I thought this might be culture runaway from the founders' intentions.
So, I initiated a transfer of the domain name to the old university email address of their co-founder, and told them they'd have to ask him for it. And something about this being an opportunity for discussing don't-be-evil.
A long time ago, the "trademark enforcement team" of a certain FAANG sent me a legal threats letter, about a domain name I'd registered.
The domain name had been intended for a satirical critique of early social media proto-influencer behavior, and couldn't be mistaken for a brand of the company.
I'd lost interest in writing the site, but, after some back&forth with them, I didn't like that the company I'd always liked was trying to strongarm domain names away from people. I thought this might be culture runaway from the founders' intentions.
So, I initiated a transfer of the domain name to the old university email address of their co-founder, and told them they'd have to ask him for it. And something about this being an opportunity for discussing don't-be-evil.