> ----- Original message ----- > From: "Greg KH" <[email protected]> > To: "Andrew Flegg" <[email protected]> > cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MeeGo-dev] Trademark compliance, name usage, etc. > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:40:46 -0700 > > >On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 08:24:47AM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 04:16:50PM +0100, Andrew Flegg wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 15:59, Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:24:26PM +0200, Jos Poortvliet wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Ok, LF thinks the name Smeegol, while funny and inventive, > > might not be the > > > >> best name of the decade. > > > > > > > > Sorry, but it's not up to them to like or dislike a name that has > > > > nothing to do with their product name. �There is no trademark law > > > > violation here at all, so for them to claim there is, is disingenuous. > > > > To play Devil's Advocate (and, of course, IANAL), the trademark is > > > completely contained within the name "Smeegol": > > > > "S" + "MeeGo".lower() + "l" > > > > Is this grounds for complaint with regards to trademark law? > > > > No it isn't. > > > > Oh sure, you can try, but as it is a totally different word, and it > > actually comes from a different source (i.e. you didn't randomly create > > it) > > Doh, no, I was wrong, the original word is "smeagol", sorry. > > But my original point still stands: > > > there is lots of defense that it is not confusing at all. > > And, as we are properly attributing the MeeGo (tm) trademark, any > objection under trademark law itself seems very tenuous. > > Of course, a "real" cease-and-desist order would have to be filed for > any of this to be able to be properly discussed, which I think, is the > proper next step of the Linux Foundation if they really wish to persue > this issue. >
I understand your frustration Greg and I actually do sympathize; I think the Linux Foundation should rethink this one and try to see where there may be more benefit than harm in the name usage. But the tone of this has been unnecessarily combative IMO and the escalating rhetoric will actually serve to undermine your position.� Can we "reboot" the dialog and use diplomacy to discuss this issue?� This will likely be the first case of many and I don't relish the thought of this list subjected to further flamewars over product names... let's�work on�a more productive way to find a solution. Randy -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com
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