<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Following up (albeit unsolicited), I wanted to clarify the legal aspect of theportofoakland project for those concerned and/or interested. The Nader priceless commercial case would be the leading precedent that a court would follow. (<a href="http://lawgeek.typepad.com/lawgeek/2004/03/nader_wins_pric.html">http://lawgeek.typepad.com/lawgeek/2004/03/nader_wins_pric.html</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>I mention this in case someone tells you there's no such thing as fair use for trademark law (usually associated with copyright).<br><br><br>sent from +1(415) 728-5800</div><div><br>On Apr 26, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Matthew Senate <<a href="mailto:mattsenate@gmail.com">mattsenate@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="gmail_extra">An article like this: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/12/BAJK1MBE5E.DTL">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/12/BAJK1MBE5E.DTL</a></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">versus this: <a href="http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698661.php">http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698661.php</a><br><br>points out the importance of the port, as symbol, as physical, as economic hub, as a place of labor, in this multi-facted and complex discussion.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">it seems ripe for critical commentary no matter how you slice it.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Jehan Tremback <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jehan.tremback@gmail.com" target="_blank">jehan.tremback@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_extra">Do you have beef with the port and its management? In what areas of port administration do you feel they have been falling short?</div>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></font></span><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-Jehan</font></span><div><div class="h5"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Matthew Senate <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mattsenate@gmail.com" target="_blank">mattsenate@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="gmail_extra">Try <a href="http://domai.nr/" target="_blank">http://domai.nr/</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Good show, happy to get involved, pinging people about content.</div>
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<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">// Matt<div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Eddan Katz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank">eddan@oaklandlocal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<span style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;font-style:normal;display:inline!important;font-weight:normal;float:none;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:13px;white-space:normal;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;word-spacing:0px"></span>i ended up
getting both. note that the official website of the Port of Oakland
<i>is</i> <a href="http://portofoakland.com" target="_blank">portofoakland.com</a> and is therefore not available.<br>
<br>
the idea would be to virtually siege the <a href="http://portofoakland.com" target="_blank">portofoakland.com</a> page with
a multitude of similar domains which could all mirror one
"<a href="http://ThePortOfOakland.com">ThePortOfOakland.com</a>" page. journalists and netizens interested in
a multitude of perspectives should be confused enough to make it
there, but a prominent disclosure about there being no affiliation
with the Port of Oakland should be made clear once they arrive.
additionally, changes in font and color that also walk this
tightrope may best accomplish the intent of the project. <br>
<br>
which is, from my perspective: freedom of expression online must
enable the virtual equivalent of picket signs and boycott rallies -
making sure that the general public has an opportunity to learn
about the hidden aspects of the things they take for granted to
which they would otherwise not be exposed. <br>
DDoS attacks, in contrast, are the equivalent of trashing the place,
as far as i'm concerned.<br>
<br>
if you are interested in contributing $9.49 to this effort, please
considering registering a similar domain, and make sure you do it
through <a href="http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net" target="_blank">http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net</a>, utilizing the
ProtectMyPrivacy service. [for some ideas, you can consult godaddy's
useful automated suggestions
(<a href="http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?ci=54814" target="_blank">http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?ci=54814</a>)]<span><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>
-eddan</font></span><div><div><br>
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On 4/26/12 2:43 PM, Marc Juul wrote:
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From: Marc Juul <a href="mailto:juul@labitat.dk" target="_blank"><juul@labitat.dk></a>
Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [sudoroom] <a href="http://theportofoakland.com" target="_blank">theportofoakland.com</a> or <a href="http://port-of-oakland.com" target="_blank">port-of-oakland.com</a>?
To: Eddan Katz <a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank"><eddan@oaklandlocal.com></a>
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Eddan Katz <a href="mailto:eddan@oaklandlocal.com" target="_blank"><eddan@oaklandlocal.com></a> wrote:
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<pre>i am planning on buying one of these two domain names for a critical parody
website of <a href="http://portofoakland.com" target="_blank">portofoakland.com</a>.
<a href="http://theportofoakland.com" target="_blank">theportofoakland.com</a> or <a href="http://port-of-oakland.com" target="_blank">port-of-oakland.com</a>?
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<pre><a href="http://portofoakland.com" target="_blank">portofoakland.com</a> gets my vote! (though what about .org or .net ?)
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<pre>along the lines of the yes men's hacktivist campaigns against the WTO
(<a href="http://www.gatt.org/" target="_blank">http://www.gatt.org/</a>) & the US Chamber of Commerce
(<a href="http://yeslab.org/article/will-real-chamber-commerce-please-stand" target="_blank">http://yeslab.org/article/will-real-chamber-commerce-please-stand</a>), this
type of online intervention relies on the fair use doctrine that is a
defense to trademark infringement as an alternative to Anonymous DDoS
attacks. given the mainstream media reporting on previous strikes in
oakland, this site could also be a resource for journalists willing to go
beyond copying the port of oakland press release.
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<pre>Awesome! I'm in.
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<pre>would anyone be interested in working on a project putting up a website that
looks similar to, but clearly different than <a href="http://portofoakland.com" target="_blank">portofoakland.com</a> and
writing/soliciting articles from occupy/labor-related groups & initiatives?
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<pre>Yes, I will assist. I can do the tech things related to this, but my
design-foo is not that great and my knowledge of goings-on related
to the port of Oakland are lacking.
--
Marc Juul
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