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My lawyers did indeed send a registered letter to the BBC World Service in reference to thier use of "Real English" as a title of "their" English language learning program which they decided to call "Real English". More specifically it was a Chinese-orientated English - EFL - podcast.
After receiving correspondence from my lawyers, the BBC took down their podcast site. In other words, they apparently admitted that they should have at least checked out existing companies having the name they wanted to use, and should have chosen another name to begin with. At the same time I protected my baby, as it were.
Before the internet was able to handle video, we made interactive CD-ROMs including video. I began pursuing the idea of interviewing ordinary people in the streets to get a good sample of real English to bring back to the classroom. I did it. I still do it. In the early 90s, I purchased the mark "Real English" for all of Europe and for the USA, and a few other countries, and then made my first 3 Real English CDs with help from friends and employees, quickly followed by the DVDs and finally the Real English site. The site is my means of communication with English (ESL/EFL) teachers and students around the world.
I'm glad I trademarked Real English. I would not be able to protect myself with mere "copyright".
BTW, I really like the BBC. When I watch TV news in France on TV, I give equal time to CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera in English, and French channels.
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I Sued the BBC
My lawyers did indeed send a registered letter to the BBC World Service in reference to thier use of "Real English" as a title of "their" English language learning program which they decided to call "Real English". More specifically it was a Chinese-orientated English - EFL - podcast.
After receiving correspondence from my lawyers, the BBC took down their podcast site. In other words, they apparently admitted that they should have at least checked out existing companies having the name they wanted to use, and should have chosen another name to begin with. At the same time I protected my baby, as it were.
Before the internet was able to handle video, we made interactive CD-ROMs including video. I began pursuing the idea of interviewing ordinary people in the streets to get a good sample of real English to bring back to the classroom. I did it. I still do it. In the early 90s, I purchased the mark "Real English" for all of Europe and for the USA, and a few other countries, and then made my first 3 Real English CDs with help from friends and employees, quickly followed by the DVDs and finally the Real English site. The site is my means of communication with English (ESL/EFL) teachers and students around the world.
I'm glad I trademarked Real English. I would not be able to protect myself with mere "copyright".
BTW, I really like the BBC. When I watch TV news in France on TV, I give equal time to CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera in English, and French channels.
- Real English Mobile Update
I have not finished the new Mobile site yet, but there are already 15 complete lessons up, with quizzes (about 80 hours of work for real beginners). You are more than welcome to use it now, while it is still under construction. I have added most of...
- 30 Languages Of Instructions For Beginners
See all the translations here. Thanks to George Machlan, & his friends and students, and thanks to my friends from around the world, we now have 21 languages of instructions for Beginners. So, if your students need help in their native language, there...
- Real English And The Us Department Of Labor
Real English® is participating in a US Department of Labor program called Tools for America?s Job Seekers Challenge. As part of this effort, the Department of Labor has invited professionals, job seekers, and the general public to help them identify...
- English File Beginner By Oxford University Press
OUP has recently published the beginner version of their English File video series. It's incredible in that they make a serious attempt to do spontaneous street interviews, just like Real English. You might call it Real English in slow motion. I feel...
- Wiaoc(u) 2009: Webheads In Action Online Convergence Unconference
Hi Everybody,I'm doing a presentation of Real English with the Webheads.Webheads in Action Online Convergence May 24, 2009 at 15:00 GMT. Click on "15:00 GMT" to see the time where you are. My presentation is about the New Real English Lessons,...