-- Bob Apthorpe
On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Alan Leghart wrote: > --On Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:28 PM -0400 Vivek Khera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >>>>>> "MSS" == Malte S Stretz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > MSS> But I always thought you get a trademark always only for some > > MSS> "class" of product. So Hormel is definitely in the food business > > MSS> while the SpamArrest guys tried to get a trademark as an ISP and > > MSS> software vendor. > > > > Think "Coke" and "Pepsi" and see how far you get trademarking that in > > a computer context... Not that SPAM is at that same level of brand > > awareness... > > Not only that, but the use of the word "Spam" is directly taken to the > canned meat made by Hormel. The reference came from a Monty Python skit > singing the praises of the meat. Hormel has traditionally only defended "SPAM", specifically the capitalized spelling. They've also been fairly vigorous about it. Trademarks are odd beasts; defend them or lose them. Compared to a lot of organizations, Hormel has been more than reasonable to the online community, which is more than I can say about SpamArrest. I have zero sympathy for them; see http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=SpamArrest for details. -- Bob ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
