That didn't take long!

[sydnie7]

Interesting - they appear to have stolen (borrowed?) this forum's name for a eyeglass case. Is the name X Marks the Scot copyrighted?

http://www.flamingokilts.biz/8.html

That phrase did not originate with XMTS.com. If you check your facts, as we did, XTMS.com refers to the issue in their discussion of use of forum name. A simple Google of the phrase will show that it is part of the vernacular -- while several specific forms of the phrase have been copyrighted, including XMTS.com, the general phrase itself appears to us to be public domain.

If there were to be a legitimate copyright holder, and that legal entity made itself known to us, we would certainly abide by whatever legal constraints were suggested.

P.S. Memory kicked in after this posting. At the time that I contacted XMTS.com forum owner about advertising, I specifically called his attention to that product and asked if there were any problem with it. He did not answer that question directly, but by accepting my advertising money and posting a link to my Web site I believe he provided the "no problem" answer.

[David Duncan]

I have had several emails from the same company, offering to supply various kilt related articles for sale in my store.

As my site does not have a store, it is informational, I answered their first email thanking them for their interest , and explained I had no use for their services.

They don't take no for an answer, and continue to submit emails through my sites "contact us" page, I no longer take the time to read them, so you can expect more of the same.

Kind Regards,

David.

www.your-kilt.com

[sydnie7]

The spam factor (snail and e-mail) when you register a name, apply for a business license, and open a Web site is tremendous.

The factor today was when my Web mail's spam filter announced it had caught one! Turned out to be a notification from State Board of Equalization (aka CA state tax authority). . . could have been if I hadn't learned years ago to never trust spam filters. Now to figure out how to turn off that obviously useless one!

[sathor]

The spam factor (snail and e-mail) when you register a name, apply for a business license, and open a Web site is tremendous.

The factor today was when my Web mail's spam filter announced it had caught one! Turned out to be a notification from State Board of Equalization (aka CA state tax authority). . . could have been if I hadn't learned years ago to never trust spam filters. Now to figure out how to turn off that obviously useless one!

I don't get emails from the gov, but capital one was sending me credit applications about every other day, and that was after I demanded off their list.

Only a few for the new business, go figure.