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Godzilla Getting Ready to Stomp Mozilla?

Posted by timothy on from the we-own-your-formative dept.

mrBlond writes: "Doing the rounds: Seems like Toho [jp], 'the owner of all rights in and to the trademark and service mark GODZILLA [jp] and the GODZILLA characters,' is coming down on Davezilla for use of 'zilla' in his domain name and his dragon logo, to set a precedent before attacking Mozilla."

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  1. Re:zilla != Godzilla by FortKnox · · Score: 1, Troll

    Your argument is somewhat rediculous. "Micro" was used before Microsoft, and has a meaning. Micro, was usually associated with computer terminology. Micro has a definition as something that is 1e-6.

    Zilla means nothing, and is only used in Godzilla.

    Quit reaching, and admit its a good claim. Sure, going after a non-profit project is low down, but its still in their rights.

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
  2. Awful name by Animats · · Score: 2, Troll
    Maybe it's a good time for Mozilla to get a name that would look good on a mass-market product. Maybe go back to "Mosaic"? Yes, it's possible to succeed with a dumb name, but it takes a really big advertising budget.

    And would someone please help out the Ogg Vorbis people?

  3. Not necessarily such a bad thing... by sgage · · Score: 1, Troll

    I always thought "Mozilla" was a stupid name for a fucking web browser. Maybe they can have a contest to come up with a new name. How about "grp" (pronounced "Gurp"). Stands for Gecko Reference Platform. Whatever.