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From: bzs%bostonu.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa (Barry Shein)
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Subject: Re: Unix as a trademark
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Date: Wed, 2-Apr-86 04:02:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  2 04:02:32 1986
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What immediately occurs to me is that if I were an ATT lawyer I
would squirrel away the note imploring people not to attribute
UNIX as a (whatever) of (whomever.) It could prove very useful
to open an argument that any appearance of it coming into
common use was in fact a conspiracy on the part of the technological
community. I would bet even a weak argument of that type would
overturn the challenge. Is there a legal definition for an
unconscious event? A legal test? (yes Barry, it's called the Law :-)

	-Barry Shein, Boston University