출처 : http://www.ngohq.com/showthread.php?t=5872
NGOHQ가 nVidia 측으로부터 SLI 패치에 관한 내용으로 위협당한 글이 올라왔습니다.
며칠전 받았다는 위협 내용이 실린 메일,
We are counsel for NVIDIA Corporation ("NVIDIA"). We write to express our client's very serious concerns about the "SLI" patch that is being offered to Internet users on your website at www.ngohq.com.
As you are undoubtedly aware, NVIDIA is a market leader in graphics display technologies. In particular, our client uses its SLI trademark in connection with its proprietary software and associated hardware to allow computer users to combine multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions into a single system. Not surprisingly, NVIDIA has applied to register the SLI trademark and other marks containing the SLI term in the United States, under Application Serial Nos. 78/458,545, 78/511,794, 78/511,793, 78/512,171, 78/512,166, as well as in a number of foreign jurisdictions, including Israel. Several of these applications have been allowed and/or have published in their respective jurisdictions, including in the United States.
Your website purports to offer a "SLI Patch" ("SLI Patch") to users of your website apparently for the purpose of combining multiple graphics boards based on chips from providers other than NVIDIA. We have attached an exemplar of such use at Exhibit A to this letter. Your SLI Patch appears intended to circumvent NVIDIA's measures to protect its copyrights. Based on the foregoing, NVIDIA has claims against you for violations of the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq. The DMCA's anti-circumvention sections provide that an injured party may seek injunctive relief, actual damages, and statutory damages. In addition, while NVIDIA has no objections to legitimate discussions of its products, the SLI trademark here is used in connection with a patch that does not originate from NVIDIA. For this reason, NVIDIA is concerned that use of the SLI name in connection with the SLI Patch is likely to lead to consumer confusion as to whether the product is sponsored by NVIDIA.
NVIDIA demands that you and the ngohq.com website immediately (1) remove any links to the SLI Patch or any software downloads intended to circumvent NVIDIA's measures to protect its copyrights and (2) you cease use of the SLI name in connection with any such patch. We also demand you provide written assurances within five (5) days from the date of this letter that you agree to comply with (1) and (2) going forward. We are hopeful that this matter can be resolved amicably, and look forward to receiving your written assurances as soon as possible. While, again, NVIDIA respects your rights to maintain legitimate product discussions on your website, NVIDIA must take steps to preserve its valuable copyright and trademark rights.
asrock이나 epox도 위협메일을 받았을지도 모르겠군요.
