> On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 02:41:44PM -0500, Jon Lebkowsky wrote: > > One other point about Deanster: you might get some flak from > Friendster if > > you combine that concept with that name. The Friendster guys aren't > > necessarily Dean supporters. Zephyr, you might discuss with > legal whether > > there's any exposure - obviously it's a great name but a legal > hassle would > > make it counterproductive, I'm afraid. > > Do you really think so, Jon, inasmuch as they're *both* (fairly > explicitly) > derivative of "Napster", which in itself didn't really mean anything?
Napster was in no position to file suit! :) >From what I know of Friendster, their reaction would be hard to predict, but from a biz perspective they might like the idea. We should just ask if we're going to use the name... Zephyr says probably not, so moot point, I guess. ~ Jonster
