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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: new.net: yet another dns namespace overlay play
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Patrick Greenwell wrote: > Parody and criticism are protected under trademark law(although those > rights are being eroded quickly.) Yes, if I wanted to write an article talking about how much I disliked Walmart I can use their name as long as I am careful about libel/slander. However, I think a web site's domain name is closer to a magazine title or a company name (depending on its use) and thus exceeds that right. IANAL, this is just my opinion. The big problem is that these IP laws were written long before many of these technologies were even thought of and applying current technology to old laws is open to interpretation. It would be nice to clarify them, although recent attempts (ie, DMCA, FCC ruling on HD signals) have added as many problems as they solved. John A. Tamplin [email protected] 770/436-5387 HOME 4116 Manson Ave 770/431-9459 FAX Smyrna, GA 30082-3723
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