Best Buy Flexes Legal Muscles Over "Geek"

siliconbits writes "US Electronics retailer Best Buy has been slow but steady in the fight to protect its Geek Squad trademark, but some are wondering whether the 800-lb gorilla of the tech retailing sector is going too far in its war to right some wrongs. The word 'Geek' is a century-old word that used to mean 'fool' or 'crazy,' but has, since the beginning of the 1980s, been associated with fans of technology in general and computers in particular. That hasn't prevented a number of geek-themed companies from being hit by Best Buy's legal team over the last decade, including Geek Housecalls, Rent a Geek, Geek Rescue, Speak with A Geek and, not surprisingly, arch-rival Newegg."

Comments

Typical

[MikeB0Lton]

If you can't compete with them, sue them. It worked for SCO!

Re:Typical

[Quiet_Desperation]

It was ruled false advertising.

Re:Typical

[gpinkham]

for the record.. spazzsquad.com is available according to godaddy..

Re:let's get back to basics

[Tr3vin]

We prefer the term "Hungry American". We do not like being associated with those introverted computer nerds.