SPH takes steps against "Straits Times Review" for borrowing its newspaper’s name

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[h=1]SPH takes steps against news site for borrowing its newspaper’s name[/h] A screenshot of the new website started by a former editor of The Real Singapore.

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Published: 11:29 PM, May 6, 2015
Updated: 4:00 AM, May 7, 2015

SINGAPORE — A day after TODAY broke the news about a new website Straits Times Review, it has emerged that Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has taken steps against the borrowing of its flagship newspaper’s name.
The media group, which owns The Straits Times (ST), did not respond by press time to TODAY’s queries on whether it will take action against the new website over its naming.

But in an article published on its website after this newspaper’s queries yesterday, ST reported that SPH “is exploring all options, including legal recourse” against Straits Times Review for borrowing its newspaper’s name.
“The company has also lodged a trademark infringement complaint to Facebook against the Straits Times Review Facebook page, calling for it to be removed,” the article added.

Straits Times Review, which describes itself as an “independent news site based in Australia, was registered on April 18. The site administrator declined to respond to TODAY’s questions on Tuesday.
But blogger and former election candidate Alex Tan lists himself as the site’s editor on his Facebook page. He started actively sharing the site’s posts from Monday and also called for contributors to submit opinion articles and news for the site.

The system engineer, who lists his location as Sydney, Australia on Facebook, had co-founded The Real Singapore (TRS), whose statutory class licence was suspended and ordered to shut down last Sunday by the Media Development Authority (MDA). Two of its editors — Singaporean Yang Kaiheng, 26, and his Australian girlfriend Ai Takagi, 22 — are facing seven charges of sedition and one of failing to produce documents related to TRS to a police officer.

MDA had told TODAY that it is looking into purported mirror sites cloning TRS’ content.

 

[winnipegjets]

I didn't know SPH owns 'The Straits Times Review'.

Straits Times is not equal to Straits Times Review.

I expect the kangaroo judge not to know the difference.

 

[garlic]

http://secureyourtrademark.com/can-you-trademark/common-words-phrases/

Well, other companies have done it "Time" magazine for example.. and based on that, sinkie courts will have a "proven" case already.. in anycase, we all know how the court will rule. What is intriguing is how they going to force facebook to comply.

 

[red amoeba]

Better go sue new straits times, straits times index and straits trading too

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Sg now machiam like PRC and North Korea

 

[looneytan]

If I start Sam's Alfresco Review Ah Leong will sue or not

 

[eatshitndie]

what about straits cafe?

 

[god_zeus]

I think malaysia has a newspaper called
the new straits times

why din they take action?

 

[tonychat]

i love http://www.straitstimesreview.com/

 

[Emery]

There would be no problem had they named it "Shit Times Review"

 

[eatshitndie]

I think malaysia has a newspaper called
the new straits times

why din they take action?

at the rate newsprint is losing revenue to alternative and free online news, it should be renamed dire straits times. :o

 

[sirus]

at the rate newsprint is losing revenue to alternative and free online news, it should be renamed dire straits times. :o

[video=youtube;h0ffIJ7ZO4U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0ffIJ7ZO4U[/video]

 

[KuanTi01]

In Singapore, anything that is unsavoury to the government will result in a lawsuit against the other party. Their obvious weapon of choice!

 

[congo9]

In Singapore, anything that is unsavoury to the government will result in a lawsuit against the other party. Their obvious weapon of choice!

Obviously, since ISD is already not a very valid excuse nowadays.

 

[tonychat]

In Singapore, anything that is unsavoury to the government will result in a lawsuit against the other party. Their obvious weapon of choice!

so sinkies, you want this type of govt to run the country???

 

[Yingge]

You go try set up Sammyboy review, see whether boss will take step against you bo...

 

[RetardedGay]

You go try set up Sammyboy review, see whether boss will take step against you bo...

Nah.. they should have named it SHIT Times Review and they will have no such problem.

 

[Yingge]

Nah.. they should have named it SHIT Times Review and they will have no such problem.

I remember sam threaten someone which only use his avatar photo, in the end he had to add a few pimples on it just to settle the case...

 

[methink]

Nah.. they should have named it SHIT Times Review and they will have no such problem.

SHIT Times Review sounds about right. After all ST have been producing shits for daft shitizens to read!

 

[methink]

I remember sam threaten someone which only use his avatar photo, in the end he had to add a few pimples on it just to settle the case...

Not pimples lah... Sam gave a few punches to that guy causing his face to puff up in many places looking like pimples!