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[VANILLA-L:822] Trademark issue

Hello folks,

I received a message from "C.A. Elliott" <netpro@eatel.net> and thought
I'd forward it to you guys for feedback.  It may be a good idea to
discuss it amongst ourselves then let me send a summary reply to this
fellow.  But nothing prevents you from contacting him directly.

My opinion: I'd prefer not to let him trademark 'Netrek', but in the end
it won't make much difference.  None of us are willing to spend the time &
money to trademark the name (which may be contested by Paramount) or contest
any legal action on his part.  I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think the
term 'Netrek' itself can be copyrighted, only documents and program source
code.  I do recall some discussion a while back about possible commercial
potential of Netrek, though.  (Yeah right!)  Just thought I'd mention
that.

Please CC: ahn@vec.bgsm.edu

Dave.

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From: "C.A. Elliott" <netpro@eatel.net>
To: <ahn>
Subject: Question
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 19:50:51 -0600
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I came up with the name netrek for a local business, can you please tell me
if you guys had the name "netrek" trade marked are anything. I don't want
to use your name if you have it trade marked or anything. If you do, I
understand.
	
Regards,
C.A.Elliott
netpro@eatel.net

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Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 14:00:11 -0500
From: Dave Ahn <ahn>
To: netpro@eatel.net
Cc: Dave Ahn <ahn>
Subject: Re: Question
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In-Reply-To: <199803260150.TAA01737@noc1.eatel.net>; from C.A. Elliott on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 07:50:51PM -0600
Organization: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Netrek has been around since 1988, and the name originates from its
direct predecessor XTrek which is derived from 'MIT X Windows' and 
Star Trek'.  I doubt that the name 'Netrek' has been trademarked, but
all of the Netrek games, source code and related files are copyrighted,
and they are referenced in several published books and magazine articles.

I will pass your message along to others who are active in the Netrek
community and get back to you with a summary reply.

Regards,
Dave Ahn

On Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 07:50:51PM -0600, C.A. Elliott wrote:
> I came up with the name netrek for a local business, can you please tell me
> if you guys had the name "netrek" trade marked are anything. I don't want
> to use your name if you have it trade marked or anything. If you do, I
> understand.
> 	
> Regards,
> C.A.Elliott
> netpro@eatel.net

-- 
Dave Ahn,  ahn@vec.bgsm.edu             "When you were born you cried, and the
                                         world rejoiced.  Try to live your life
Virtual Endoscopy Center                 so that when you die you will rejoice,
Bowman Gray School of Medicine           and the world will cry."  -1/2 jj^2

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-- 
Dave Ahn,  ahn@vec.bgsm.edu             "When you were born you cried, and the
                                         world rejoiced.  Try to live your life
Virtual Endoscopy Center                 so that when you die you will rejoice,
Bowman Gray School of Medicine           and the world will cry."  -1/2 jj^2
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