I go toe to toe with a cease-and-desist lawyer from Italy

[Undertoad]

undertoad@gmail.com
Nov 11

Oh Monica! I looked you up on your firm's website. You are a beautiful lady. Why did you go into law for a career? What's it like in Rome? I hear the men of Italy are so bound to their mamas that they live at home and have their mothers still doing their laundry at age 30. That would be unthinkable in my culture. I love mom, but I did want to get out of the house after I graduated college.

Monica, I don't think you actually have any legal standing. Domain name arbitration is costly ($2000), takes 6 months, and a trademarked name such as Colleen's will win anyway. I'm inclined to protect her interests, because I have no respect at all for lawyers going after small businesses' domains and tossing around threats. I'm not threatened. I have nothing to lose in this matter.

And if your client feels "damaged" by a little hair salon, but not damaged enough to pay $500 to recover the domain immediately and painlessly, they aren't really serious.

Let's not go another round on this. If you email me again with anything other than acceptance of my offer, I will send your email to the Spam bin and Gmail will filter you out of my life forever. I wouldn't want that to happen. I like you. I don't respect you, but I like you. I would hate to hear again that we are not "amicable".

Your buddy,

Tony

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

undertoad@gmail.com
Nov 11

Oh Monica! I looked you up on your firm's website. You are a beautiful lady.

Did you suggest a video chat, to help come to a greater mutual understanding?