Comcast: Simulating shitty network connections so you can build better systems

Re:Comcast: Simulating shitty network connections so you can... by colejohnson66 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @11:30AM (#32119075)

Legally, it doesn’t matter. Trademark law (not copyright) requires active enforcement to keep yours. So, even if it’s a joke, the act of making a networking related thing while Comcast has a trademark in that category is enough to make their lawyers wake up.

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Re:Comcast: Simulating shitty network connections so you can... by wumpus on Saturday July 16, 2022 @02:39PM (#32120687)

Comcast has to actively enforce against ISPs or network providers.

Comcast the ISP doesn't have to actively enforce against Comcast brand tires or Comcast brand coffee.

A lot of people are confused about this, and big companies use "we have to actively enforce" as an excuse to crush companies in unrelated fields. But you don't.

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Re:Comcast: Simulating shitty network connections so you can... by bee_rider on Saturday July 16, 2022 @04:09PM (#32121481)

"Duty to police" seems up there with "requirement to maximize profits" in the realm of excuses to indulge in the sort of bad behavior that execs are fond of.

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Re:Comcast: Simulating shitty network connections so you can... by mypalmike on Saturday July 16, 2022 @01:51PM (#32120309)

Perhaps being on the front page of HN will be the catalyst which leads to the lawyers being informed.

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