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EFF Moves To Nix Trademark On "Gaymer"

netbuzz writes "Spurred by the mark holder's cease and desist letter to Reddit's subreddit r/gaymer, the Electronic Frontier Foundation today officially petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to rescind its grant of a trademark registration on the word "gaymer". 'This registration should never have been granted,' said EFF Intellectual Property Director Corynne McSherry. 'Gaymer is a common term that refers to members of this vibrant gaming community, and we are happy to help them fight back and make sure the term goes back to the public domain where it belongs.'"

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  1. Re:Really!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    From a confused gamer

    don't worry, buddy. lots of people are confused and struggle with their identity. no one will judge you. just be yourself and everything will be o.k.

  2. Re:Look at me, I'm special! by Dexter+Herbivore · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do you call gamers that love cheese? There must be a word for that.

    The French.

  3. Re:Really!? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    An appropriate moment from the Simpsons:

    "We're here! We're queer! Get used to it!"
    Lisa: "We are used to it. You do this every year."

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    systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
  4. Re:Really!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's why I game as a gay player. It's so fun to detect the noobie "you're a faggot!!!@#$!@#$" little boys and headshot them for their trouble.

  5. Re:It's official!! by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    And you, sir are a bigot.

    Or a homogot.

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    Ezekiel 23:20