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Re:You can't make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver by sverhagen on Friday March 01, 2024 @05:09AM (#39560346)
As much as we can talk about HDMI here, as it's a name in the public domain, wouldn't someone else be able to use that kind of speech to make a "HDMI-compatible" implementation? "IBM compatible" seemed to be a designation, in the day, that didn't run up against legal trouble?

Maybe that's what you already meant by "calling it different than".

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Re:You can't make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver by addandsubtract on Friday March 01, 2024 @06:11AM (#39560674)
HDIY
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Re:You can't make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver by BigJ1211 on Friday March 01, 2024 @07:25AM (#39561102)
Could then just call it: HDMIY, no?

High Definition Make It Yourself

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Re:You can't make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver by missjellyfish on Friday March 01, 2024 @08:38AM (#39561624)
Trademark law always hinges on the question if a reasonable consumer with reasonable knowledge could be expected to distinguish those trademarks or not.

HDMIY would most probably not fly, HDIY would probably.

not yet a lawyer, though.

edit: I'm also fairly certain that the HDMI forum would fight HDIY tooth and nail, so whoever goes public with that absolutely needs deep pockets.

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