Comment by salemh | Hacker News Reader

Comment by salemh | Hacker News Reader

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"Show HN: Buy Amazon gift cards with Bitcoins" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5358580

Advice: change name in domain.

Result: "AmazonBitcoins shut down by Amazon" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5404232

Soooo yeah, companies have things called "trademarks" and "copyrights"... you can't just go putting another company's name inside your company's name, and then make your imagery the same as theirs, without their lawyers sending you a strongly worded C&D. However I don't see why this would have to shut down based on that -- why not restart under a new, distinct name and branding?

Though you don't seem to be using Vine imagery... why wait for the inevitable?

I'll wait, I'm not gonna shut down with a strongly worded C&D. And besides, I don't believe Vine is aware of VineClient at the moment, this is being blown way out of proportion.

So you're gambling your project on the ridiculous assumption that nobody at Vine reads Hacker News? Good luck with that.

I've never said that. I'm not gambling anything. I'm just saying that a C&D letter doesn't scare me. Y'all should read Vine's Terms of Service. I did.

>I'm just saying that a C&D letter doesn't scare me.

Most hosting companies won't share your bravado.

>Y'all should read Vine's Terms of Service. I did.

>All right, title, and interest in and to the Services (excluding Content provided by users) are and will remain the exclusive property of Vine and its licensors. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Vine reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.

Hm.

So move your hosting outside of US reach. Find an Icelandic hosting company. I'm sure the .is domain is available as well.

I don't use shared web hosting. Thankfully.

I wish you luck, I just don't understand why you wouldn't make a fun place on the Vine service/name, and avoid using the name itself :)

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