Thanks for the clarification Adam. That's another thing I hate. When corporations trademark common usage terms.
Dave On 11/25/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, they aren't. Willys co-opted something that entered common > usage during WW2 (note that the Willys Jeep wasn't the only Jeep of WW2, > the term was also used for CVE escort aircraft carriers, which were > called Jeep Carriers). Since they're using a generic term as a > trademark, they'll forever be defending it, as the trademark should > never have been granted. > > -Adam > > > David Savage wrote: > > Chrysler are victims of their own marketing then. Jeep has now entered > > the English language, they will forever be defending the trademark. > > > > It's the same problem that Apple is having with it's i-Pod trademark. > > Look at the number of mp3 players that are now i-this or pod that. > > > > I remember reading a British photo magazine years ago (like how I > > steered this back towards photography :-) The author referred to a > > ball point pen as a biro in one of his articles and got a politely > > worded letter from the Biro trademark owners lawyers, telling him to > > stop that. He was simply unaware that it was a brand. > > > > I have no point, other than if an advertising campaign & the product > > are successful, & it enters common language usage, the trademark > > owners are going to be very busy. > > > > Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
