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SSC vs LinuxGazette.net Continued

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the more-of-the-same dept.

An anonymous reader writes "To update an earlier story about the pending battle between SSC and LinuxGazette.net, it seems SSC has taken to officially asserting a trademark on the term 'Linux Gazette' and is asking them to relinquish the domain name. Interesting to note that LinuxGazette.net has issue 97 out, while SSC doesn't."

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  1. Whoever can... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... should desist early and change the site name. And I mean any of both sites, perhaps both!

    A name has worth, but friendship when lost is very hard to reacquire. Besides, what's important in that name? Is it "Linux" or "Gazette"?

    Don't waste time.

    1. Re:Whoever can... by attobyte · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Another thing you don't know is when they registered the trademark. I read that they registered it the same day the people who write Linux Gazette decided to host thier own web site. If the SSC did it on the same day you can be sure what thier intensions were.

      --
      I didn't use the preview button, so get over it!!!!

      Mike

  2. I smell something very fishy going on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    And I don't the Linux Gazette volunteers. I wondered who had the trademark to "Linux Gazette". I ran the TM search and guess what I found.
    Word Mark LINUX GAZETTE
    Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Publication of Journal. FIRST USE: 19950701. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19960801
    Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
    Serial Number 78319880
    Filing Date October 28, 2003
    Current Filing Basis 1A
    Original Filing Basis 1A
    Owner (APPLICANT) Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. CORPORATION 2208 NW Market St Suite 407 Seattle WASHINGTON 98107
    Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
    Register PRINCIPAL
    Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

    There is a trademark registered to SSC. But the application date was Oct 28,2003. The very same day that Rick Moen notified Phil Hugh that they were moving the magazine accord to the LWN article [lwn.net].

    SSC is playing dirty pool not the other around.

  3. This is just what Linux as a whole needs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Confusion about who owns what. This is just playing into the pockets of SCO who is spreading the "ownership is shady with Linux" meme.

    Expect to see some major news outlet (Slashdot is not such) publish this news, and exaggerate it over the top.

  4. Re:Cancel your subscription to Linux Journal by dissy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    > So let me get this straight:
    > A few volunteers decide they don't like the changes being made. They leave, and
    > decide to open up a new site under exactly the same name, even using the same
    > logo.

    Nope, that is totally incorrect.

    > And you think that should just be okay?

    Of course not, but that isnt what happened.

    Hmm.. the rest of your post is based on that one incorrect fact too, so no need to quote any of it and reply, as it has no relation to reality.

    So to bring you up to date, replace the quoted 'misunderstanding' you thought above with this:

    The volunteers created linux gazette. They hosted it at SSC instead of the millions of other ISPs, because the price was right ($0 /month)

    Now SSC, being the hosting provider, filed for a trademark over their clients name and logo, and are now claiming to own it because they hosted it.

    Fact of the matter is, no ISP or webhost owns their clients content as long as the ISP did not make the content.

    That is what happened here.

    Its a simple case of the web host thinking they own what other people upload to their site.

    Personally I think the linux gazette volunteers need to sue SSC for copyright voilations (im sure they have past issues online) and in effect get most of the .com site removed.