News Court: Lindows Free to Sell Its OS in Benelux

Another defeat for Bills army of Euro-Lawyers. This from eWeek:

Lindows' fortunes in its trademark battle with Microsoft took a new turn May 27 in Europe, when the Amsterdam District Court denied Microsoft's request for an injunction to keep Lindows from selling its products in the region.

The Dutch court—which also ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay 944 euros to Lindows Inc. for its legal fees—agreed with Lindows Inc. that not every use of the trade name Lindows infringes on Microsoft's "windows" trademark.

According to the ruling, Lindows can continue to use the name Lindows on a limited basis, so long as it accompanies it with the additional phrase that Lindows is not affiliated with "windows" in any way.

"This victory is quite a turnaround because Microsoft had asked for a daily fine of 100,000 euros to be levied against us, and instead they are the ones required to pay," Lindows CEO Michael Robertson said in a statement. "We hope Microsoft can move past these legal tactics and learn to compete in the marketplace rather than in the courtroom."

More here

And if you're a Beneluxiain (Or for those not in the know, Anyone from Belgium, The Netherlands or Luxembourg), you can get a copy of Linspire free:

 

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