Just wondering, how is this different from TuneIn?
From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Ed Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 4:16 PM To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest Subject: Re: [Swlfest] Google is developing an experimental podcast app called Shortwave - The Verge It's unfortunate that Google has managed to trademark the name "shortwave" for an app for finding and playing podcasts. This will undoubtedly create confusion in peoples' minds about what shortwave really is. In trademark law, this is referred to as "dilution", but in this case the term shortwave isn't already a trademark that can be infringed upon and diluted. I found this explanation by a trademark attorney about how a common word can be trademarked. She says, "a common word can be trademarked if it is arbitrary, suggestive, or in some cases, even descriptive of the products. But it can't be trademarked if it is the product's generic word." https://www.quora.com/How-can-a-common-word-be-trademarked Several years ago after the creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters trademarked one of their names as 'Michelangelo', most kids surveyed said that Michelangelo was a cartoon turtle with superpowers. The dumbing down of America. Someone should trademark a new enema product called Google. What's in a name? -Ed At 03:17 PM 8/21/2018, Richard Cuff wrote: What's in a name, says Shakespeare... Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/21/17763540/google-shortwave-music-app-playe r-trademark _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com <http://www.swlfest.com/> http://swlfest.blogspot.com <http://swlfest.blogspot.com/>
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