WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina | Microsoft vs. Mike Rowe Soft
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(Vancouver, British Columbia-AP) Jan. 19, 2004 - It's Microsoft versus Mike Rowe-soft. Mike Rowe, 17, wanted a catchy name for his Web site design company. So, the Canadian teenager added soft to his name and registered the Internet address MikeRoweSoft.com.
But, the other Microsoft isn't amused. Microsoft's Canadian lawyers told Mike he was committing copyright infringement and offered him $10.
Mike says he wants at least $1000 to give up his MikeRoweSoft.com Web address. He notes Mike Rowe is his name not theirs. And, Mike says he thinks it's kind of funny the software giant is going after a 17-year-old.
A Microsoft spokesman says the company is trying to reach a compromise agreeable to all involved.
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