Comments on The Ancestry Insider: Generations Network files suit against Millenia

A tree is a tree is a tree. How in this world can ...

2008-08-17T10:07:00.000-06:00

A tree is a tree is a tree. How in this world can someone be sued for using a tree picture and leaves ? I find Ancestry's suit against Legacy such a CROCK!! It defies all reason to have a genealogy program and not be able to use a tree and leaves as pictures on a box. Who created a tree anyway. Not man! Who created leaves, not man!
Why shouldn't any human company have the right to use the leaf, tree, and other pictures that depict our lineage of genealogy, our Roots if you will.
Ancestry is foolish and a bully.
Someone needs to let them in on the secret that a tree and leaves are not their creations. They are God's

Check out the Genlighten Blog...seems Ancestry's C...

2008-08-16T23:26:00.000-06:00

Check out the Genlighten Blog...seems Ancestry's Chinese site has a logo awfully similar to theirs.

Be careful or you may face a lawsuit. They do that...

2008-07-19T19:30:00.000-06:00

Be careful or you may face a lawsuit. They do that to any business who is really a threat to them.

It ain't so much what on the wrapper... as it is w...

2008-07-19T18:51:00.000-06:00

It ain't so much what on the wrapper... as it is what's in the box. RootsMagic 4.0 is gonna rock both their socks! ;)

One salient fact everyone is leaving out is this; ...

2008-07-15T14:37:00.000-06:00

One salient fact everyone is leaving out is this; you DON"T have to BUY Legacy Family Tree unless you opt for the deluxe version, you can download the Standard version and use it in perpetuity.

Out of frustration with Family Tree Maker 2008, I ...

2008-07-11T15:00:00.000-06:00

Out of frustration with Family Tree Maker 2008, I switched to Legacy's program. I am very glad I did. When I made the switch I almost didn't buy Legacy becaus it looked like TGN's box -- maybe Legacy should counter sue for lost customers.

The truth is that the new FTM 2008 sucks. Since FT...

2008-07-01T16:22:00.000-06:00

The truth is that the new FTM 2008 sucks. Since FTM can't out perform Legacy, they might as sue, right?
They are backed by the huge Generations Network, so if you can't make a better product, by the competition out. If they won't sell, tie them up in frivolous law suits. That's how BIG corporate America works!

Both boxes are eye catching. one chooses to show t...

2008-06-26T20:43:00.000-06:00

Both boxes are eye catching. one chooses to show the name and the other graphics. I think most people looking to purchase software ask other people what they are using and why. Sometimes brand loyalty isn't always the best road, then again what about the customer service after the purchase.
Are we buying the box or the product inside?

Give us a break!! Legacy is better and THAT is why...

2008-06-26T08:08:00.000-06:00

Give us a break!! Legacy is better and THAT is why they are being sued. I can read well enough to pick out a product in a box. Their competition are worried! Maybe you should check to see if other law suits have been filed by Ancestry. Why if they are doing well are they trying to destroy all competition? I am aware that in this country law suits are what are used to get ahead. Why??

Yes, this isn't the first time that I've seen the ...

2008-06-26T07:16:00.000-06:00

Yes, this isn't the first time that I've seen the Legacy folks ripping off a design or marketing campaign. Hopefully this will encourage them to be more original in the future.

Just cancelled my Ancestry.com subscription too. T...

2008-06-23T19:33:00.000-06:00

Just cancelled my Ancestry.com subscription too. Thanks TGN. Can't wait to purchase Legacy now.

I'm sure you think you know. So it isn't any sense...

2008-06-23T15:43:00.000-06:00

I'm sure you think you know. So it isn't any sense in replying to you. So I will stop with a word to you. Be careful, as the united states is one super country for lawsuits. Pray you never have to face one.

Why would a company that should be branding its pr...

2008-06-23T14:24:00.000-06:00

Why would a company that should be branding its product name (Legacy) play that name down so much (light orange script text) in favor of the words "Family Tree" in dark bold letters? You would think they would want the "Legacy" to be prominent unless they had some other motive.

If you do genealogy you would know that the progra...

2008-06-23T13:41:00.000-06:00

If you do genealogy you would know that the program is the guts of any software. Legacy's is much superior. Any one who reads can see that Legacy has their name right at the top of the box. Of course if a person can not read lettering on the boxes there might be something to complain about.
One picture is a tree with small leaves. The other is one huge leaf!
Is one co. allowed to use a color and others not?

Ancestry.com is owned by The Generations Network, ...

2008-06-23T10:37:00.000-06:00

Ancestry.com is owned by The Generations Network, which is owned by Spectrum Equity Investors. FamilySearch.org is owned by the Genealogical Society of Utah, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The two entities thus ARE NOT related in any way, and never were.

A court will decide whether Ancestry is the wronge...

2008-06-23T10:35:00.000-06:00

A court will decide whether Ancestry is the wronged party here. So why is everyone jumping to Legacy's defense? Ancestry is not suing about the actual software, so discusions about whose software is better is neither here nor there. The only relevent issue here is the boxes. It seems obvious to me that the box designs are very similar, and thus I think Ancestry has a good chance of sucessfully arguing that Legacy copied its trade dress too closely.

I always thought familysearch and ancestry were ru...

2008-06-23T09:34:00.000-06:00

I always thought familysearch and ancestry were run by the same people. Is this wrong???

In society today why is everyone so sue happy? Wha...

2008-06-23T05:40:00.000-06:00

In society today why is everyone so sue happy? What happened to good old competitiveness in business without the Lawsuits. This is not how to bring buyers to your product. In fact after reading some of these comments I think you just might lose more than you gain from the action!
Granny

Actually, a sticker on their box saying "We're bei...

2008-06-22T19:45:00.000-06:00

Actually, a sticker on their box saying "We're being sued by Ancestry" might boost sales even further.

All Legacy has to do is add a sticker to their box...

2008-06-22T13:19:00.000-06:00

All Legacy has to do is add a sticker to their box that says "No Patches Needed" and that would end all the confusion.

What's funny is seeing this is making me want to g...

2008-06-21T20:26:00.000-06:00

What's funny is seeing this is making me want to go out and buy legacy.

Ancestry.com I think needs some new management, people skills is not their strong suit if they're suing over a leaf and the name family tree (I think both those symbols were common for genealogy long before ancestry). I think this is just going to create ill will towards them... I've tried to give them the benefit of the doubt with FTM2008 and several other gaffes they've made but this is getting ridiculous. They're going to build up so much ill will footnote and family search are going to put them under.

This is the most ludicrous stupidity I have ever s...

2008-06-21T14:09:00.000-06:00

This is the most ludicrous stupidity I have ever seen. I am not ignorant enough not to differentiate between the two different software packages and anyone in family history is detailed enough to do so also. Evidently, the Family Tree Maker people are jealous about Legacy being successful with a superior product. I've tried for years to use Family Tree Maker and it never worked right. I've switched and I'll never go back.
Ellen

After using FTM for over 4 years, I switched to Le...

2008-06-21T12:41:00.000-06:00

After using FTM for over 4 years, I switched to Legacy about 2 years ago. FTM has taken all the "genealogy" out of it's program and instead uses it to grab data from its purchasers! They should worry more about customer satisfaction and less about asthetics!

I guess if I had a kludgy program that couldn't st...

2008-06-20T22:28:00.000-06:00

I guess if I had a kludgy program that couldn't stand on its own merits I'd sue too.

So...Ancestry can literally steal genealogists' wo...

2008-06-20T16:12:00.000-06:00

So...Ancestry can literally steal genealogists' work (ie. the Internet Biography Index published this past year), and yet when someone decides to use the same leaf, well, a different leaf, and well, a different color of a different leaf, Ancestry thinks they should sue...for 1 million dollars! Yet another PR blunder for Ancestry. Subscription cancelled today. I'd run away Ancestry Insider.