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Post #192,932
by ben_tilly
2/3/05 5:42:55 PM
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New They CAN'T sue.
Spam in reference to unwanted email is already a generic term. Trademark law stops providing you with protection once a term is generic.

OK, to be more precise, they can sue but they'd lose. And be laughed at.

Cheers,
Ben
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Post #192,933
by pwhysall
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2/3/05 5:48:25 PM
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New Hence the "SPAM/Spam" divide.

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Post #192,937
by ben_tilly
2/3/05 6:54:44 PM
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New But it is not due to them being nice
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
     I remember LRPD - (Silverlock) - (22) - Jan. 29, 2005, 07:25:20 AM EST
         Geek equivalent phrase - (tjsinclair) - (21) - Jan. 29, 2005, 10:52:59 AM EST
             Or Jews with chainsaws -NT - (broomberg) - Jan. 29, 2005, 07:21:22 PM EST
             "You don't want me anywhere NEAR a soldering iron!" -NT - (jb4) - (19) - Feb. 1, 2005, 02:55:31 PM EST
                 "The bigger the blob, the better the job" - (pwhysall) - (18) - Feb. 3, 2005, 12:43:02 PM EST
                     So you've been getting those spam, too? - (drewk) - (17) - Feb. 3, 2005, 11:44:07 PM EST
                         Note/nit. - (pwhysall) - (16) - Feb. 3, 2005, 01:01:11 PM EST
                             Tasty? - (Silverlock) - (12) - Feb. 3, 2005, 01:32:56 PM EST
                                 Hence MOO. -NT - (pwhysall) - Feb. 3, 2005, 02:48:05 PM EST
                                 He's a Brit... - (jb4) - (10) - Feb. 3, 2005, 03:49:52 PM EST
                                     Er, that's the Scotts. - (inthane-chan) - (4) - Feb. 3, 2005, 04:21:59 PM EST
                                         Cold is no guarantee of quality. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Feb. 3, 2005, 04:29:59 PM EST
                                             Still doesn't explain the boiled lamb with mint sauce. -NT - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Feb. 3, 2005, 05:02:19 PM EST
                                                 Boiled lamb? - (pwhysall) - Feb. 3, 2005, 05:03:13 PM EST
                                         ICLRPD - (jb4) - Feb. 4, 2005, 02:01:02 PM EST
                                     "haggis" -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - Feb. 3, 2005, 04:29:02 PM EST
                                         Thanks! - (jb4) - Feb. 4, 2005, 02:02:13 PM EST
                                     Yabut - (Silverlock) - (2) - Feb. 4, 2005, 08:19:39 AM EST
                                         Uhhh...Get back to me on that... - (jb4) - (1) - Feb. 4, 2005, 02:03:23 PM EST
                                             those were poppy Bush's favs -NT - (Silverlock) - Feb. 4, 2005, 02:47:29 PM EST
                             They CAN'T sue. - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Feb. 3, 2005, 05:42:55 PM EST
                                 Hence the "SPAM/Spam" divide. -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - Feb. 3, 2005, 05:48:25 PM EST
                                     But it is not due to them being nice -NT - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 3, 2005, 06:54:44 PM EST

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