Business7 Blog - WTF???????

[barryhynd]

OK Maybe I dont have a leg to stand on here but I visit Business7 on a fairly regular basis. Today when I visited I noticed their blog section. Now if you visit their blog below have a look at their title bar!

The Business 7

I appreciate it's probably to some extent a very generic name but i've been trying to build my own Scottish Business Blog for quite a while and I know at least one person from that business gets our email newsletter so will be more than aware that our site exists.

Do I have any scope to pursue this or do I have to just accept it?

[TFGtv.com]

I don't see why you should have to accept it Barry...

Quite a number on us here have come to know The Scottish Business Blog as a brand associated with yourself.

Attempting to hijack that goodwill?? This is either an oversight or possibly one of the most stupid business moves ever...

I'm on the hoof just now but I'll certainly be registering my protest with them when I get settled tonight... And I'm sure support from the membership here can be depended upon..

[ralphaverbuch]

Barry

I suspect the issue here is more the fact that the name used by Business7, whilst the same as yours, it's using relatively generic terms.

If yours was "The ACME Scottish Business Blog" and that was duplicated by Business7 there'd be more of a footing for a case of them appropriating your brand. However, as it stands it's just a bunch of fairly generic words.

Still it's just plain rude to 'steal' someone else's existing title, so I'd adopt a softly softly and enquire if they are actually aware that you've been using this for however long and see if you can't reach an amicable solution.

Why, for example, couldn't they simply call it the Scottish Business7 Insider Blog or any other combination of words which doesn't directly tread on others toes? It could simply be ignorance on the part of the person responsible for setting up their blog efforts?

Ralph
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[TFGtv.com]

Personally Ralph I think it's bang out of order what they're doing... Especially when you consider the organisation that's behind "Business 7"...

I'd urge SBF members to lodge a protest with "Business 7" but note that thus far they've not responded to (or even approved) comments highlighting the matter... I'd note too that a username which appreared to have some connection to them was visible when I logged on this morning...

At best it's pretty poor form in my opinion.

[Virtuo]

Pretty poor if it is intentional.

I would think that the main issue regarding any legal "ownership" of this name would centre around whether or not the Scottish Business Blog in their case is the title and therefore name of the site or if it is mearly a description of what that part of their site is.

It is at first glance a blog, it is related to business and it is Scottish. I would think that this would be their arguement if pulled on the matter.

[sheilaenn]

Barry, have you contacted business7? What was the reaction?

Sheila Averbuch - ENN

[TFGtv.com]

Just a quick note to say that I've STILL had no response or reaction to my email protesting at this... Has anyone else voiced their support for Barry to them?

If not I'd urge them to do so. Clearly this IS a 'Bit off'...

[Gouldie0]

Are Business 7 actually members on this forum?

They were logged in today, earlier on this morning........ just not sure if there the same 'entity'.

[TFGtv.com]

Originally Posted by Gouldie0

Are Business 7 actually members on this forum?

They were logged in today, earlier on this morning........ just not sure if there the same 'entity'.

I noticed them too when I fired up my machine this morning... They were also on about the same time yesterday.

[Gouldie0]

Well it certainly looks odd, we all know how long Barry has been championing the 'Scottish Business Blog' on this.

I guess the question is - Which one came first?