The IT Skeptic - trademark

Axelos legal bullies on the rampage

skeptic — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 01:33:00 +0000

It seems that Axelos's lawyers are no better than TSO's were: a bunch of idiot bullies.

An interesting tale of ITIL trademarks

skeptic — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 03:56:24 +0000

Here is an interesting story of the use of the ITIL name....

Read this link first.

I take these lessons from this:

1) Lawyers are incapable of subtlety or nuance, or even thinking much.

2) Build an open content website and they won't come.

The bull in a china shop

skeptic — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:14:22 +0000

I flushed out some interesting feedback by talking favourably about OGC's IP protection. ITIL depends on volunteers and it is a fragile arrangement. When those volunteers' first direct official contact ever with OGC or TSO or APMG is not a certificate of appreciation but rather a cease-and-desist letter from a lawyer, that does not contribute to good will. Nor does it create the impression that we're all in this together, creating a body of knowledge for the public good. (When are you ever going to say thank-you, OGC?)