Here’s an inspiring story about how a 21-year old college student from Cleveland won a legal battle with Microsoft virtually single-handedly. In a nutshell,
[David] Zamos has been fighting four high-powered [Microsoft] attorneys [who] claimed he
violated trademark and copyright laws by selling two unopened pieces of
software on eBay for $203.50.
Cleveland lawyers Robert Chudakoff and Edward Simms, along
with San Francisco lawyers Roy Bartlett and Cameron Alston, allege that
the sale cost Microsoft hundreds of thousands of dollars in
“irreparable damage.” They demanded that Zamos hand over his eBay
profits ($143.50) and cover the company’s court costs and legal fees.
In the end, Zamos caused MS a PR migraine and legal nightmare they didn’t expect.
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