Microsoft v. Mike Rowe Soft

By Andrew Raff on January 19, 2004 2:56 PM

Website row pits B.C. teen against Microsoft

It took a while for Microsoft to come after Mike Rowe Soft, but on Nov. 19, Rowe got an e-mail from law firm Smart & Biggar, claiming he was infringing copyright and demanding that he transfer his domain name to Microsoft.

Infringing copyright? This sounds like trademark and cybersquatting claims, not copyright.

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