Custom Search

My Letter to the ‘I’m With Fred’ People

Aug 9th, 2007 | By | Category: General

Below is my letter to Senator Thompson’s staff. If you’d like to contribute your own comments to this matter, please do so HERE.

To Whom It May Concern:

It has come to my attention that the ‘I’m With Fred’ web site is utilizing the term ‘FredCast’ as the title for a video podcast of Senator Thompson’s various position speeches.

For your information, the term ‘FredCast’ has been in continuous use for nearly two years as the name of my podcast on the subject of bicycles and cycling. My show has tens of thousands of listeners each week, is at the top of its category on iTunes, is in the Top 100 on Podcast Alley, and has been nominated for numerous awards.

Had you done a simple Google and/or iTunes search prior to naming your podcast in this way, I am certain that you would have used a different name.

As you can no doubt imagine, your use of the term ‘FredCast’ as the name for your podcast is confusing, misleading, and affects my ability to continue making a living from my show. I therefore respectfully request that you immediately change the name of your podcast to something which does not infringe on my well-earned mark.

Please contact me at your earliest opportunity to discuss this matter.

Sincerely,

David Bernstein
Producer/Host, The FredCast

11 comments
Leave a comment »

  1. Xcc » I’m with Stupid! August 10th, 2007 5:26 am

    […] https://thefredcast.com/?p=235 […]

  2. Mike August 12th, 2007 7:40 am

    Spreading the word on Newsvine.

  3. Jim August 13th, 2007 11:38 am

  4. Jim August 13th, 2007 11:39 am

    Go to the Digg post and digg the story.

    http://digg.com/politics/Fred_Thompson_steps_on_Podcaster

  5. IllinoisFrank August 14th, 2007 9:55 am

    Good luck, David. For what it’s worth, I signed up for Digg and used the link Jim provided to Digg the story.

  6. IllinoisFrank August 14th, 2007 11:04 am

    …and I also noted it on my blog (for the 5 or 6 people that read it):

  7. Jim August 20th, 2007 2:12 pm

    Right on David,
    I hope he withdraws over this!

  8. Bill August 31st, 2007 7:50 am

    Good luck man, there should be some sort of registry to clame the names of shows

  9. The Don January 15th, 2008 10:41 am

    I was not in danger of voting for him in the first place… but this seals the deal…

    Now I’ll refuse to vote for him , Mitt, Rudi, McCain or any other of the old school politicos!!

  10. Us Living Will Registry February 8th, 2008 2:25 am

    Do you need a Living Will Form or a Health Care Power of Attorney form?…

    The purpose of a Living Will declaration is to document your wish that life-sustaining treatment, including artificially or technologically supplied nutrition and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn if you are unable to make informed medical decisions …

  11. 247 drugstore October 13th, 2008 1:04 am

    247 Drugstore…

    247 drugstore online without a prescription…

<--