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
>>
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