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Current Newswire: Mastering Grub 2 The Easy Way Shedding commercial attitudes towards documentation Will secret copyright treaty restrict your digital rights? Saving the "Best" for Last - Fedora 12 (Constantine) LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp The Problem With The Linux Community Vim 101: A Beginner's Guide to Vim Open Source Science: A Revolution From Within openSUSE 11.2-- Incremental Updates, Plenty of Polish Microsoft, other rivals slam Google Chrome OS SiteMinder / Webhosting The Computer Merchant, Ltd US-MA-North Quincy Post A Job | Post A Resume The Inquirer: German Lawyer Demands Linus Torvalds Drop Linux Name Apr 4, 2003, 14 :30 UTC (22 Talkback[s]) (19020 reads) [Editor's note: The Inquirer is running a translation/synopis of this story that hit the German newswires earlier this morning. A link to the original story (in German) provided. -BKP] "A report in a German magazine said that a lawyer has asked Linus Torvalds to drop the use of the brand name Linux. "The report, in c't magazine, said that Baron Gunther Freiherr von Gravenreuth has demanded that the brand name be dropped because under German laws trademarks expire in Germany. "According to him, the trademark was registered in Germany on the 15th of February 1995, so the trademark is now out of date..." Complete Story Heise Online: "Attorney Demands Deletion of the Mark "Linux" in Germany" (in German) Babel Fish Translator Related Stories: USA Today: Maker of Lindows Laughs at Face of Danger (and Microsoft)(Feb 26, 2003) MobiliX Loses Trademark Case Appeal to Obelix Publisher(Feb 01, 2003) Siliconvalley.internet.com: Lindows.com Trademark Suit Goes to Jury(Jan 27, 2003) MacWorld UK: Lawyers Pounce on 'Linux iTunes'(Sep 05, 2002) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Mark    steggy Apr 4, 2003, 15:03:57     And I thought American lawyers were bad    Rodion Apr 4, 2003, 15:11:25     it don't matter    Cheapskate Apr 4, 2003, 15:14:44     Wrong translation    Andreas Apr 4, 2003, 15:17:07     Who's paying this clown?    Alastor Apr 4, 2003, 15:37:52     is Baron german for Bill?    codez Apr 4, 2003, 15:39:17     Günni was here    Roman Fietze Apr 4, 2003, 15:44:03     Hey Baron, Go Suck a Penguin Egg...    Nicholas Donovan Apr 4, 2003, 15:49:28     Clarification    Steve Bufton Apr 4, 2003, 15:50:19     goal of the request    einstein Apr 4, 2003, 16:14:35     I see a scam in the works...    AC Apr 4, 2003, 16:16:40     ?    Kuribo Apr 4, 2003, 17:12:36     Re: And I thought American lawyers were bad    Eric Laffoon Apr 4, 2003, 17:15:50     Micro$inux    Myself Apr 4, 2003, 18:13:45     This is old news    Fred Dorfman Apr 4, 2003, 18:19:45     This lends new meaning to    I R A Darth Aggie Apr 4, 2003, 23:05:35     Re: Hey Baron, Go Suck a Penguin Egg...    genitallectual Apr 5, 2003, 00:44:58     But still......    Ted Staberow Apr 5, 2003, 05:22:27     Re: it don't matter    Rainer Weikusat Apr 5, 2003, 08:20:11     Ahhh Success    Joe User Apr 5, 2003, 18:36:54     Even better suggestion...    Bojan Smojver Apr 7, 2003, 04:00:38     Re: Mark    Norman Madden Dec 21, 2003, 23:12:54     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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