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Linux Trademark Under Attack Again

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-sounds-familiar dept.

Rares Marian sent us linkage to an article running over at LinuxToday. Apparently someone else has tried to trademark Linux. This time its in Korea. Now there is no way that this can hold up, so I find this amusing, but it does actually have to be addressed. Very frusterating. It bothers me that there are so many people who are willing to pull this sort of stuff.

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  1. Re:Linus should trdmark linux and let everyone use by dirty · · Score: 4

    Actually it's already been done. Linus owns the trademark on linux. Originally he didn't register it because he didn't like the idea of anyone owning it. The some shmuck registered it and sent letters to a bunch of american book publishing companies and redhat and the likes saying he wanted their money. After a brief legal fight the trademark was transfered to Linus and everyone lived happily ever after. The end.

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  2. Linux® trademark defense by DHartung · · Score: 4

    Here's a link to the e-mail record of the defense of the Linux® trademark in the US.

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