Spamalot si, Spam Arrest no. Go figure.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Steinbach" <[email protected]> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 8:56 AM Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam > according to wikipedia, Hormel has been very supportative of the Python > routine including promotional support with Spamalot, etc. > > On Dec 3, 2007 1:45 AM, Amalyah Keshet <akeshet at imj.org.il> wrote: > >> Which raises the interesting question, did Hormel ever sue Monty Python >> for trademark infringement? >> >> But if you're currently doing an in-depth enquiry into sampling, fan >> fiction, and mashups, have a look at >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc . Research-related, of course. >> >> AK >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Leonard Steinbach" <lensteinbach at gmail.com> >> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> >> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:31 AM >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Spam v. Spam >> >> >> > and here's more proof.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7YedEopp4 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Dec 2, 2007 9:08 AM, Amalyah Keshet <akeshet at imj.org.il> wrote: >> > >> >> Finally, a scrap of evidence that sanity is still alive and well: >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Spam Arrest LLC, a provider of software >> and >> >> services aimed at stopping email spam, on Wednesday said it won a >> >> five-year >> >> legal battle against Hormel Foods Corp to keep its trademark. >> >> >> >> Spam Arrest said a three-judge panel found that Hormel's trademark >> "does >> >> not extend to computer software for filtering spam." >> >> >> >> Hormel sells Spam processed meats and sued the software maker, >> >> claiming >> >> dilution on the trademarked name. >> >> >> >> "Consumers are smarter than to confuse us with the source for meat >> called >> >> spam," Spam Arrest Chief Executive Brian Cartmell said in a statement. >> >> (Reporting by Justin Grant; Editing by David Cowell) >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> And that took five years to figure out? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Amalyah Keshet >> >> Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management >> >> The Israel Museum, Jerusalem akeshet at imj.org.il >> >> Chair, MCN IP SIG www.mcn.edu >> >> Blog www.musematic.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >
