Martin Dickopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > M�ns Rullg�rd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> By the way, this text seems to be gone. (There are still some bogus >>> trademark claims on that page--IANAL, but I doubt a trademark allows >>> them to prevent people from using "sql-ledger" in domain names as long >>> as the use isn't confusing--but they probably don't affect the software, >>> or at least the name could be removed if it became a problem.) >> >> If Intel can [1], why not these guys? >> >> [1] http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/54177 > > Anybody can make atrocious claims, but that doesn't necessarily mean > they have a point. Although Intel asked the owner of the domain > "fehmarn-inside.de" to stop using the term "inside" until 31-Jan-2005, > the web site is still online and still has "inside" in the domain name > as well as on the web page itself.
Good. What about the other "inside" domains? > That said, Intel's argumentation seems to be based on the fact that > "inside" is not a German word and therefore not a generic term in a > German language context. This argumentation wouldn't work in an English > language context. Considering the widespread use of English, even in non-English-speaking countries, this seems like a strange argument. Actually, I'd say the same for any common word, in any language. -- M�ns Rullg�rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
