Re: "The Matrix" screensaver, v.0.2

[Mike Smith]

> > But it's not going into the tree, no.  I think Kevin's point and the 
> > experiences we had with Hasbro should already have convinced people of 
> > that much.
> 
> I think people are being almost clinically paranoid here.  Hasbro and
> folks got upset over TRADEMARK infringement, e.g. from using a name
> they had trademarked.  I rather doubt that Warner Bros.  have managed
> to trademark the name "matrix" since it's already a common english
> word.  "Boggle" and "Tetris" don't fall into that category.

The issue with boggle and tetris wasn't the name, it was "look and feel".
That's the same issue here; the "matrix" screensaver mimics the 
"distinctive likeness" of a portion of WB's entertainment product, and 
being a screensaver (rather than, say, a car component) it's also an 
"entertainment product".


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