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Re:Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Node.js–no... by spuz on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:10PM (#42942019)
I wish I could agree that Oracle are somehow acting in the interest of their shareholders but I fail to see how they benefit by spending hundreds of thousands on lawyers to try to protect a trademark that makes them zero revenue and on the whole damages their brand.
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Re:Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Node.js–no... by cmgbhm on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:01PM (#42942573)
If they win, there’s a forever revenue stream to extract and they keep their TM law sharp.
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Re:Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Node.js–no... by thot_experiment on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:12PM (#42951732)
There's no revenue stream, JavaScript is the colloquial term used to refer to ECMAScript, ain't nobody paying Oracle if they started trying to enforce it.
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Re:Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Node.js–no... by wrs on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:01PM (#42942578)
It intimidates anyone who might want to sue them for anything else. Being widely known for your scorched earth policy can be pretty effective. (Certain "we never settle" insurance companies do this too.)
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