BitTorrent to Sue Over Trademark

The people at BitTorrent are to begin to protect their rights through lawsuits if necessary: “The company will set the lawyers on anyone using the BitTorrent name, and trademark, if they are using it to distribute spyware or adware” They also plan to put into action a system where by people will have to pay a licence fee to use the name in the hope of cutting down on adware distribution.

It’s funny to set legal action to protect a name of software which can be used worldwide to distribute illegal software. Of course that’s hardly the only use for BT, but it’s funny nonetheless. Check out the full posting at Slashdot.