Hi Tom ! thanx for a nice and quick explaination,
I'll be waiting for its release ! TakeCare Mohsin(Eagalon) On 4/26/13, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Al, > > Yes, but that is a bit of a different situation there. I don't > remember all the specifics, but as I recall it is something of a > landmark case regarding trademarks and copyrights. If I remember > correctly what happened is the World Wildlife Fund wanted to use the > letters WWF on t-shirts, hats, publications, and other things to do > with the Wildlife Fund and the World Wrestling Federation told them > that WWF was their trademark. Rather than take it sitting down the > Wildlife Fund took the World Wrestling Federation to court, and in the > end the court decided that neither side could copyright or trademark > an abbreviation. Rather than continue hostilities the World Wrestling > Federation changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment and re > branded all their merchandize with the letters WWE which could not be > confused with the World Wildlife Fund. > > Cheers! > > On 4/25/13, Allan Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Tom, >> Didn't the WWF have a similar problem, and lost the case, forcing them to >> change their name to WWE? I don't recall all the details but some unknown >> wildlife preservation group had the same initials for hteir group and so >> sued. Apparently, they also won. >> >> al >> >> "The truth will set you free" >> Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
