Groklaw Explains the Cyberlaw "Trademark"

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "PJ of Groklaw has written in more detail about the lawyer trying to get a servicemark on the term 'cyberlaw'. (We discussed this here a few days back.) First, she notes that it's only a trademark application at this point. Furthermore, 'cyberlaw' is a generic term with 300,000+ hits on Google and an entry in some dictionaries and reference sites. In other words, while it's silly for a law firm that should know better to file a trademark application, it shouldn't and probably won't be granted if the law is followed. The article is interesting because it spells out the difference between trademarks and servicemarks, as well as explaining the law surrounding them — a law that differs significantly from copyright law."

Re:WHO'S THE FUCKING ASSHAT?!?

[Anonymous Coward]

Taco has taken usability hints from the Gnome devs, if you want to actually read slashdot you have to manually hack the URL like this...

&no_d2=1&mode=nested&threshold=-1&js=sux0rz&taco=blow_me