The rumor site Canon Rumors has received a notice that he can no longer use the Canon name for a domain at his website! This is wrong on so many levels. Here’s a guy that’s an avid Canon user and promoting Canon products and they want him to stop? While I’m not a lawyer, I think the purpose of a trademark is to prevent someone from using the name to market a product, not to prevent someone from talking or writing about the same product or company. Finally, I’d think he would be protected under the First Amendment in the use of their name. How can you talk about a company and it’s products without using the company’s name?
I hope Nikon doesn’t follow suit as Nikon Watch and Nikon Rumors are two of my favorite sites for Nikon info.
- Dr. Joe
