[Ubuntu-BD] Important: Ubuntu trademark violation

[Shabab Mustafa]

Not only Ubuntu TradeMark Infringement, as far as I can recall (correct me
if I wrong) Bangladesh Company Act, 1994 has some rule that without
registering as a Limited Liability Company (Private or Public) no one can
you the words like; 'Ltd.', 'Limited' or 'সীমিতদায়'. So, I guess, he / they
are violating the local laws too.

I was flicking through the Photo Albums of that Facebook page. And found
most of them are manipulated which is very to recognize. Like, Logo on the
car and PVC banner on the Fair stall etc.

We are gonna dive in and dig it out.

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Shabab Mustafa



On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Russell John <russell.john at ubuntu.com>wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I want to share something very important with you all.
>
> I received a phone call from an ex-colleague's friend that:
>
> 1) A guy named Turjo Islam is calling himself the "chairman" of
> "Ubuntu" in Bangladesh, pointing people to ubuntu.com as a reference
> of how large the Ubuntu "company" is.
> 2) He said he has got WiMAX license and will be deploying it in Chittagong
> 3) He has grabbed money from a lot people as service change to setup
> "Ubuntu ICT Centers" all around Chittagong
> 4) As I was told, he has ran away with the money and people are now
> looking for him to give him a good bashing (গনধোলাই)
>
> Here's the photographic evidence that I was provided:
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ubuntu-Bangladesh-Ltd/147116651780
>
> I found the fraudster on LinkedIn this morning, and asked him why they
> using the name "Ubuntu Bangladesh Ltd" as well as the trademarked
> logo, and waiting for him to reply.
>
> I'm definitely going to contact the legal department of Canonical, but
> before that I want to know from our friends in Chittagong if they have
> heard anything about them or not.  This is a serious allegation and we
> must take some action.
>
> Hoping to hear from you guys on this issue.
>
> Regards,
> Russell
>
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