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Groklaw Explains the Cyberlaw "Trademark"

Posted by kdawson on from the black-letter dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "PJ of Groklaw has written in more detail about the lawyer trying to get a servicemark on the term 'cyberlaw'. (We discussed this here a few days back.) First, she notes that it's only a trademark application at this point. Furthermore, 'cyberlaw' is a generic term with 300,000+ hits on Google and an entry in some dictionaries and reference sites. In other words, while it's silly for a law firm that should know better to file a trademark application, it shouldn't and probably won't be granted if the law is followed. The article is interesting because it spells out the difference between trademarks and servicemarks, as well as explaining the law surrounding them — a law that differs significantly from copyright law."

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  1. AAPL will lose 30 today SELL and SAVE YOUR ASS!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



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  2. NIGGERS ON PARADE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  4. So-called "cyberlaw" and the Founding Fathers. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    When Thomas Jefferson said:
    "Come here, slave. I want to fuck your nigger cunt with my throbbing white cock"
    I don't think he had any sort of "CYBAR LAW" in mind.

    This is a perversion of the intent of the Founding Fathers and needs to be stopped.

  5. WHO'S THE FUCKING ASSHAT?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is it you Taco?

    When I see 142 of 180 comments, I always click on the latter, because I hate reading half of a fucking discussion. I want to see every comment made. Let me decide which comments I want to read, based on your wonderful moderation system.

    Why the fuck would I want to sit here and click all fucking day, only to load 25 comments at a time from some random area of the thread?!? What if there are 500 comments on an article? And it's not like I opted to view the content in this manner. One morning I went to check out /. and it was set up this way. I have no fucking idea how to turn it off. I have no idea why, LIKE MICRO-FUCKING-$OFT,, you fucks decided to make this crap the standard view, without giving anybody a fucking clue as to how to turn it off, instead of setting it as an optional view.

    And don't give me no shit about setting up a user account. I already have three. I don't give a shit about no faggot karma, so I stopped using them.

    1. Re:WHO'S THE FUCKING ASSHAT?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      HUGE FUCKING FAGGOTS like you kept spamming shitty comments, so the Casual Browse/Default View was changed to CUT OFF YOUR FUCKING NUTS.

      Deal with it.

      Someone Important

  6. *If the law is followed? by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 1, Troll

    We can rely on that now? I hadn't heard...

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    My turnips listen for the soft cry of your love