We started receiving misdirected e-mails for employees of MFI Furniture Ltd - we found it amusing because we were getting e-mails that could damage MFI if they got into the wrong hands (we would never pass on misdirected e-mails, we're just pointing out what could happen)

We asked MFI to make sure that their staff gave out their correct e-mail address to avoid further confusion but still they kept on coming, so for a joke, we told them that Ray's domains were for sale - look what we got back:

We act for MFI UK Ltd ("MFI")

It has been brought to our client's attention that you are using an identical domain name to our client's trading name.

Ok - we are not using an identical domain name & if this is the case, has an e-mail been sent to www.mfi.com or www.mfi.net or are we being singled out?

This is in our view a clear breach of our client's Intellectual Property. Our client also has an action against you for passing off. 

Passing Off means pretending to be someone else - have we ever claimed that we sell dodgy flat pack furniture? No we haven't.. We are Manufacturers Fighting Injustice in the UK, abbreviated, that is MFIUK - we are fighting an online campaign against injustice - we have never claimed to be doing anything else.

In addition we believe the domains do not justify any claim by you that you have a legitimate business interest in the names as you could quite easily refer to your site as Manufacturers Fighting Injustice UK.co.uk etc etc    

Ok, this one was funny - we went on a search & found a domain name that no one, except MFI Furniture Ltd, would want - MFI's full title www.mullardfurnitureindustriesuk.co.uk - or is it that only MFI are allowed to abbreviate their full title - do as we say & not as we do... 

Our client does not want to bring legal proceedings against you in this matter for trade mark infringement and or passing off. It would prefer a swift and speedy response and the immediate transfer of the domains. 

We laughed at this bit - any court would throw this case out & if they were silly enough to sue us, the media would have had a field day - & hang on, what's this, they wanted us to 'hand over' our domain names to them - Is this yet another MFI employee bullying Ray - tut tut..

However if we fail to hear from you we will have no option but advise our client to commence legal proceedings against you and seek the costs of such action from you.

Ok, so now we were being told that we would be taken to court if we didn't hand over our 3 domain names - We would like to know how MFI would get their costs from Ray as he was now unemployed & surviving on Incapacity Benefits..

Please revert to us immediately. We have advised our client to commence legal proceedings against you by the close of business Friday 9 August 2002.    

Oh good Lord - Ray is being threatened with Court Action unless he hands his domain names over to the people who abused him - Trans Corpus Meum Mortuum!!

MFI want Ray's domain names because they keep giving out their wrong e-mail address' & we keep getting their mail - this is not our fault, it's theirs. We do not receive misdirected e-mails for any other MFI company..

The solicitor apologised for the above e-mail insisting that it was a standard letter - we on the other hand say if it looks like a threat & it sounds like a threat, then it's a threat & we won't be threatened!!

We're still waiting to be taken to court by the way - we were so looking forward to it as well. We really hate it when people don't do what they promised (or threatened in this case)

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