I've Just Liberated My Modules

Re:I've Just Liberated My Modules by spinlock on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @12:48AM (#11342226)

facebook may be a bad example. they named themselves after a generic directory that many colleges have been giving out for decades.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I've Just Liberated My Modules by smt88 on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @01:21AM (#11342313)

See also: YellowPages.com, Salesforce.com, etc. Just because something exists in real life (and used to describe a non-digital version of the same thing) doesn't mean it can't then be trademarked.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I've Just Liberated My Modules by spinlock on Sunday March 27, 2016 @08:01PM (#11372041)

Sum had to change the name of its yellow pages application to nis because yellow pages is copy righted.

You don't seem to be very well informed.

[ Parent | on HN ]