TRIVIAL PURSUITS |
This site was originally intended to document the ever increasing range of trivial pursuits available in the 21st century. Things have moved on from the time when train spotting and bird watching were the only options for those wishing to indulge. Today it seems that the pursuit of trivia under any number of names can just as easily earn the pursuer a doctorate as derision. Quite what prospective purchasers of this commodity are pursing I'm not at all sure: canned mud for 4x4 city slickers If you come across similar, please mail me! However,
setting aside my laziness, an obstacle was placed in the way of my humble
ambitions, namely that the owners of a game of a similar title to the
site were of the opinion that my use of this old and much used expression
was inappropriate and..... well, you can read about it here
in the form of a word document. It is a fine example of a quite unnecessary
and utterly trivial pursuit. I replaced various references with 'anon'
in order to preserve my privacy. Interestingly, some law sites have since summarised the case, inevitably expressing surprise that I won the decision. I don't know why. The arguments put forward by the complainant were insubstantial and often inaccurate. I guess most lawyers simply expect the big guy to win, and it usually works out that way. I requested an apology from the complainant as I felt some of the points raised were simply conjecture and raised issues about my character. No sign of one yet. I also requested an apology from WIPO who failed to properly supply me with the relevant documents in the first instance. No reply. I don't know why I get the feeling the game is loaded! However, I must point out that the panelist was extremely fair, beginning his appraisal by demanding WIPO properly furnish me with the relevant documents. "Trivial Pursuit loses 'utterly trivial' domain name pursuit. A popular board game is not the only trivial pursuit worthy of the domain name TrivialPursuits.net, according to an arbitration panelist who refused to take it away from an individual who said he registered it to lament life's loss of individual creativity." http://www.out-law.com/page-5797 More content will be added, but at the convenience of a lazy nature. However the fine example available via the above links was too good an opportunity to bypass. |