What is a trademark?
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
This is the same reason that Adobe doesn't like when someone claims they "used GIMP to photoshop" something: you did NOT photoshop that, Photoshop was not involved, stop saying these untrue things, you are creating brand confusion. It's fair game to say something is "like Photoshop," but not that it IS Photoshop or has been adjusted via Photoshop if Photoshop was not involved.
That is how companies lose their trademark. People use them in everyday terms. Yes Adobe will fight to keep it, but in this case it is a losing battle. Much like escalator, bandaid, kleenex, and many many more.
If i'm a private company selling an app to you directly I can tell Ravensburger to go fuck themselves and if they want their trademark torn up they're welcome to take me to court.
And they'll probably take you to court... now what?
Yes, I understand that Apple didn't CHOOSE to do this (in this case anyway). It's the fact that they CAN that bothers me.
This isn't a whole lot different than a company seeking an injunction from selling a product in a country... Or I guess a better analogy from asking a retailer to remove an infringing product from their store shelves.
Yes, your garden looks very nice at first glance. But I'll stay out here, thanks.
Sometimes a central authority is a good thing. But no-fucking-body is telling me what software I can or can't download, or banning me from downloading certain titles over some stupid shit like this.
This isn't about what YOU can or can't download. This is about what the developers can name their product. You can live outside the garden, but don't be surprised if you get a C&D over the game you released.
The last jury I was on, the foreman was an engineer... So no, lawyers don't hate engineers.
And they do pay you for your time. Not only do the give you actual MONEY, they also allow you to retain your American Citizenship.
People who think they shouldn't have to be on a jury should be shipped off to some remote country.
I bet you don't stop to help someone who is lieing on the side of the road injured, do you?
Not only is that a VERY offensive comment, the fact that people think this is funny is offensive. If you are an American, it is very offensive to not want to do your duty.
It's not bad that FB wants to charge a wealthy commercial party to reach millions of customers,
Considering everyone here feels that the consumers are the product, and Cuban has essentially brought a million "products" to FB... you'd think FB should be paying Cuban, not the other way around.
A typical basketball game lasts about 2 hours, while a typical football game is generally just over 3 hours. I'm guessing that is why the different tweet limits
and 95% of the reason it's sitting in the landfill is because of useless, forced obsolescence created by software that takes a lot more resources yet fails to give valid reasons why.
Video and sound is a HUGE reason. People want higher quality video, and that is very expensive.
Of course there is also just plain bad programming.
Higher level language also take part of the blame, but probably not as big of a part as you might think.
How about burning a yellow ribbon? anyone ever get arrested for that in the USA? (answer, yes (first result))
They didn't get arrested for burning a yellow ribbon. They got arrested for lighting something on fire and throwing it on stage. They were charged with arson and assault.
Its pretty stupid to light something on fire, then THROW IT at other people.
t makes me wonder if the submitter (and editors) have any idea what SSL is.
Don't know about the submitter... but the author needs to do more research. For one thing they claim the patent was applied for in 89, but the patent that they linked to, said it was applied for in 92.
I clearly recall that I was surfing a lot of Gopher sites in 1985, and there was even something new: hypertext. Doesn't that count as the world wide web?
I don't get it either. So if the girlfriend called, or stopped by at that time she might also have discovered he was not there.
So what if you lost this... "hey boss, look, this guy was at the gym at 2pm..."
I know you are trying to pedantic, but it doesn't actually track your every move... It tracks whether you are active or not. That is much different than a GPS device tracking your every move.
I'm a coder, I write code. Or call me a programmer, a developer, or software engineer (just don't call me Shirley)
They all mean the same thing. And no there is no "a programmer bangs out code, and a software engineer "designs" it first. They both do the same thing. A programmer writes code, which involves "engineering" it first. A software engineer also writes code, which involves "engineering" it first. There is no distinction, although some people like to think there is.
But really does it matter? If my boss wants to call me "master of the universe" then great, I still write code.
What it comes down to, when people ask what I do, I say "I am a programmer" or "I am a computer programmer." Pretty much everyone knows what that means. If I said 'I'm a developer' people thing I own land, and develop it. If I said "software engineer" people would think I drive trains or build bridges.
You write code, stop being so stuck up!
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What is a trademark? A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
This is the same reason that Adobe doesn't like when someone claims they "used GIMP to photoshop" something: you did NOT photoshop that, Photoshop was not involved, stop saying these untrue things, you are creating brand confusion. It's fair game to say something is "like Photoshop," but not that it IS Photoshop or has been adjusted via Photoshop if Photoshop was not involved.
That is how companies lose their trademark. People use them in everyday terms. Yes Adobe will fight to keep it, but in this case it is a losing battle. Much like escalator, bandaid, kleenex, and many many more.
If i'm a private company selling an app to you directly I can tell Ravensburger to go fuck themselves and if they want their trademark torn up they're welcome to take me to court.
And they'll probably take you to court... now what?
Yes, I understand that Apple didn't CHOOSE to do this (in this case anyway). It's the fact that they CAN that bothers me.
This isn't a whole lot different than a company seeking an injunction from selling a product in a country... Or I guess a better analogy from asking a retailer to remove an infringing product from their store shelves.
Yes, your garden looks very nice at first glance. But I'll stay out here, thanks.
Sometimes a central authority is a good thing. But no-fucking-body is telling me what software I can or can't download, or banning me from downloading certain titles over some stupid shit like this.
This isn't about what YOU can or can't download. This is about what the developers can name their product. You can live outside the garden, but don't be surprised if you get a C&D over the game you released.
The last jury I was on, the foreman was an engineer... So no, lawyers don't hate engineers.
And they do pay you for your time. Not only do the give you actual MONEY, they also allow you to retain your American Citizenship.
People who think they shouldn't have to be on a jury should be shipped off to some remote country.
I bet you don't stop to help someone who is lieing on the side of the road injured, do you?
Duh, he couldn't even get out of Jury duty.
Not only is that a VERY offensive comment, the fact that people think this is funny is offensive. If you are an American, it is very offensive to not want to do your duty.
If Cuban does not think that is fair he can fund another FB startup.
Or go to FB's competition... which he claims he is doing.
It's not bad that FB wants to charge a wealthy commercial party to reach millions of customers,
Considering everyone here feels that the consumers are the product, and Cuban has essentially brought a million "products" to FB... you'd think FB should be paying Cuban, not the other way around.
A typical basketball game lasts about 2 hours, while a typical football game is generally just over 3 hours. I'm guessing that is why the different tweet limits
and 95% of the reason it's sitting in the landfill is because of useless, forced obsolescence created by software that takes a lot more resources yet fails to give valid reasons why.
Video and sound is a HUGE reason. People want higher quality video, and that is very expensive.
Of course there is also just plain bad programming.
Higher level language also take part of the blame, but probably not as big of a part as you might think.
How about burning a yellow ribbon? anyone ever get arrested for that in the USA? (answer, yes (first result))
They didn't get arrested for burning a yellow ribbon. They got arrested for lighting something on fire and throwing it on stage. They were charged with arson and assault.
Its pretty stupid to light something on fire, then THROW IT at other people.
The poppy is a symbol of remembrance for those who died in war, and the arrest was made on Remembrance Sunday
If you make offending someone illegal (Which we practically have)
Well thats the problem. In the UK, there is no practically about it. It is illegal to offend someone.
Emotional gestures don't actually do that.
Really? Emotional gestures can go a long way to getting your point heard.
but I'm of the opinion that, at least sometimes, the fact that it's prevalent means that it should be free.
So the "big boys" can team up together and steal patents from the little guys?
Protip: Just shit-can the whole patent system. No one uses it.
Michael Jones would disagree with you on that!
No. The patent has expired.
Or are you saying the patent wasn't granted in '89?
It was granted in 95
t makes me wonder if the submitter (and editors) have any idea what SSL is.
Don't know about the submitter... but the author needs to do more research. For one thing they claim the patent was applied for in 89, but the patent that they linked to, said it was applied for in 92.
I clearly recall that I was surfing a lot of Gopher sites in 1985, and there was even something new: hypertext. Doesn't that count as the world wide web?
No
Why don't they save 3 million and just ask Google?
Didn't Google used to post a flu map?
I don't get it either. So if the girlfriend called, or stopped by at that time she might also have discovered he was not there.
So what if you lost this... "hey boss, look, this guy was at the gym at 2pm..."
I know you are trying to pedantic, but it doesn't actually track your every move... It tracks whether you are active or not. That is much different than a GPS device tracking your every move.
I'm a coder, I write code. Or call me a programmer, a developer, or software engineer (just don't call me Shirley)
They all mean the same thing. And no there is no "a programmer bangs out code, and a software engineer "designs" it first. They both do the same thing. A programmer writes code, which involves "engineering" it first. A software engineer also writes code, which involves "engineering" it first. There is no distinction, although some people like to think there is.
But really does it matter? If my boss wants to call me "master of the universe" then great, I still write code.
What it comes down to, when people ask what I do, I say "I am a programmer" or "I am a computer programmer." Pretty much everyone knows what that means. If I said 'I'm a developer' people thing I own land, and develop it. If I said "software engineer" people would think I drive trains or build bridges.
You write code, stop being so stuck up!