On 18.01.12 09:06, Dave Caroline wrote: > I would have expected some public discussion about new names etc > before a final decision
Yes, but it was probably frustrating enough to haggle with the litigious lot, without becoming the meat in a sandwich. After we've all blown off steam, I kinda figure we'd rather get back to making swarf or fiddling with Opto-interrupters. (A rose by any name ... ) > >From when I went to get a trade mark it only covers an area this > allows multiple entities to own the same letters. Yes, if a corporation could deny others the right to any name, whether a thousand characters long, which had the same initials, and it actually were international law, then there could only be 17576 companies in the English-speaking world with three word names. Look at the fancy font used by General Electric. That's to differentiate themselves from Greasy Earwax, or whatever company name you choose. Even in USA, it has to count as a major try-on, with their money and legal hit-men being the only merit their case has. I'm fine with going along with the change on the grounds that our board has better things to do with their remaining trips around our star. I'm only having trouble pretending that their case has any legitimacy. Erik -- Rear Admiral Morisetti recalled that when commanding an aircraft carrier, it took a gallon of oil to move just 12 inches (30cm), while as many as 20 tonnes per hour were burned during a period of intensive take-off and landing. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15342682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
