Hi Doug,<br><br>It takes a lot of balls register somebody else's trademark in the .com domain and it takes even more balls to register it in the .net as well as the .org domain which is specifically for not-for-profit organizations. And then to place the following in the legal disclaimer section of their web site: "All right, title, and interest in and to this Web site is owned by the Equipped To Survive. The Web site is protected by United States copyright law and international treaty provisions, including without limitation the Berne Convention. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to Equipped To Survive. All rights not expressly licensed hereunder are reserved by Equipped To Survive." I don't see how those guys can even walk now. ;^)<br><br>I hope Mayday gets what they deserve. Good luck, Doug,<br><br>DK

Doug,<br><br>What does this make now? Three lawsuits? Ouch. How goes the plagary (sp?) one, btw?<br><br>On a related note, how are you paying for all of these lawyers? Can you use funds donated to ETS? I ask because I haven't donated anything yet. I really can't afford to, but we can't afford the $10.00 my wife throws away at church every week either so....<br><br>Take care,<br><br>Andy

Good for you. I typed in equippedtosurvive.com looking for this site a few weeks ago and ended up at their site. <br><br>Wow, I thought, looks like there have been some major web-page redesign going on. I remembered that your site used to say that you did not have kits available for sale, so I figured that you had changed your mind about that. <br><br>Then I noticed that the kits offered were mostly crap and I said, Wait a minute. Then I looked more closely and realized that the site was a knock-off of your motto.<br><br>What a shame.<br><br>Good luck with the suit.<br>

Andy,<br><br>No, just one lawsuit, two defendants. The plagiarism issue with Multimedia International in NYC is currently in negotiations between lawyers. I'm hopeful, but not by much, that we will reach a settlement and avoid a lawsuit.<br><br>Contributions are always welcome. You're not the only one who hasn't, 99.99% of those who visit ETS have not. We haven't yet decided what to do about that.<br><br>I am paying for the lawsuit out of our pocket, in expectation that eventually it will all work out. Thankfully, I have a more or less understanding and supportive wife, who I probably do not deserve. The only alternatives are to allow him to steal my trademark, which I won't allow. <br><br>Thanks for your support.

Thanks for posting your experience, that's exactly the sort of thing we see as the problem. I appreciate your support.

DK,<br><br>With any luck, he'll have greater trouble walking with our boot jammed up his you know what. The audacity of people like this guy is almost beyond my comprehension, which is, of course, exactly what they pray upon. Thanks for your support.

I'm just a post-doc. Poorer than a grad student b/c I have student loan payments now as well, but I will make a contribution on the first. Like others, I choose my charities carefully and I will definately add you to the list...<br><br>Church of the Advent Episcopal<br>Local Hospice<br>Local Battered Womens Shelter<br>Local Allbreed Canine Rescue<br><br>Orgs.<br><br>NRA<br>SAF<br>and now starring<br>Equipped.org<br>

Uh, I filed a testimonial at their site. I hope they like it.

Unfortunately, I doubt they give a [censored].<br><br>

Each of us can do only what we can afford. Anything is appreciated.