So SKY broadcasting have been suing SKYPE for the last 5 years because they have the word ‘sky’ in their name.
No, that’s not a joke.
Apparently SKY Broadcasting claimed their customers may have gotten confused and not realised they were dealing with a completely different company.
Given SKYPE have created a product that is genuinely beneficial to their users and doesn’t try to extort every single dime from their wallet, I doubt any confusion would have occurred but in another example of big business triumphing over the little guy, they’ve won.
Yep, that’s right, SKY Broadcasting won.
Let’s be honest, even though SKY supposedly have ‘proof’ that people were confused between SKY/ SKYPE they reality is that is about as likely as people thinking the British Government and British Airways are one and the same.
[though given the way both of them are managing their business, maybe that’s not the best example]
This legal battle had nothing to do with confusion, it had everything to do with pettiness, ego and – given SKYPE’s interest in streaming television – fear.
Whilst SKYPE are, quite rightly, appealing – the fact the original judgement was ruled in Murdoch’s favour just highlights why so many people have so little faith in common sense, justice and government – which is why if this ruling is maintained, then it not only signals a shift in the meaning of freedom of trade, it also means the people on the Isle of Skye should be shitting themselves.