End of Innocence?
Well, that's quite a mess what happened with the Elfe. Something like this just shows once again that in Germany many people couldn't care less what they destroy, as long as they get their legal right. Completely irrelevant whether the behavior is excessive. Completely irrelevant whether they ruin their own reputation, like the company that's sending cease-and-desist letters to the Elfe (no, I won't link the company, that shouldn't get referrer traffic either). The only thing that matters is flexing your power muscles, no matter how ridiculous and pathetic the behavior is, no matter whether someone's livelihood is destroyed in the process, no matter whether you get anything out of it or not. Whether it's the neighbor's cherry tree, the mutt from across the street or just your own crappy homepage or domain. No matter how ridiculous and absurd, you have the law on your side, so just keep hammering away. Where this is leading us Nico asks: well, the last word will probably go to the same people who profit the most from all this madness: the lawyers. Because ultimately it will always end up with lawyers - whether it's because of court proceedings or legal advice. Ever heard the saying about putting the fox in charge of the henhouse? How is a workable legal situation ever supposed to emerge in the area of trademarks, brand rights and patent hysteria, as long as lawyers are making such good money off these things? As long as cease-and-desist letters in these areas can be used as actual extortion attempts, which many people are simply helpless against (because the whole thing is so convoluted and absurd)? At Nochn Blogg. you can find the original article.
