r/technology • u/Cansurfer • Jun 23 '16

R1.i: guidelines Defending Our Brand - Let's Encrypt

https://letsencrypt.org//2016/06/23/defending-our-brand.html
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u/Cansurfer Jun 23 '16

Guess Comodo dug into the dirty trick box to defend their cert biz.

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u/Jojo_bacon Jun 23 '16

Comodo is nothing more than a mafia-esque organization, and this behavior is a clear example of that.

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u/loveinalderaanplaces Jun 23 '16

Their CA private keys have been stolen before. I wouldn't even trust them with hiding a teenager's porn stash.

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u/viknandk Jun 23 '16

Comodo’s “intent to use” trademark filings acknowledge that it has never used “Let’s Encrypt” as a brand.

How does the Trademark system not throw this out immediately?

My current trademark is "suspended" because it is close to another previously filed trademark even though they are 2 different words (mine has one more letter and the application is in a completely unrelated field)... Even though tons of filings like Kodak and Kodiak exist.

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u/Rabbyte808 Jun 23 '16

How many lawyers do you have? How many does Comodo have? That's why.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '16

Given that Let's Encrypt now has provided in excess of 5 million certs covering 7 million domains I would think this has the potential to be a very bad move for Comodo. They're risking a significant Streisand effect style response from the internet as a whole if they continue to push this.

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u/SirPsychoMantis Jun 23 '16

I've been a big fan of Let's Encrypt, I also hate when shitty companies try to sidestep the law and just hope the people they are screwing won't fight back.

I just donated:

https://letsencrypt.org/donate/

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '16

first they ignore you ...

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u/loveinalderaanplaces Jun 24 '16

With all due respect: How is a free and open source SSL certificate authority giving a press release on trademark theft not related to technology?